Cyber Risk in the U.S. Electric Power Sector

Published: April 9, 2018, 6:45 p.m.

b'The U.S. electric power sector and its vulnerabilities to cyberwarfare have come under considerable scrutiny in recent years. Congress and the U.S. federal government have been under immense pressure to address these vulnerabilities through sector reform and increased security measures. James Lewis (CSIS Technology Policy Program) and William Hederman (CSIS Energy & National Security Program and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, UPenn ) join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS Energy & National Security Program) to discuss the current state of cybersecurity in the United States and steps that could be taken to prevent or mitigate future attacks. For more, see Russia and Critical Infrastructure: We \\u201cShould Not Threaten a Nuclear Power\\u201d'