Disaster awaits U.S. power grid as cybersecurity lags
Security technology used by U.S. electric utilities is flawed and could increase the odds of computer intrusions or sabotage, the chairman of an industry standards group warns.
Jesse Hurley, co-chair of the North American Energy Standards Board's Critical Infrastructure Committee, says the mechanism for creating digital signatures for authentication is insufficiently secure because not enough is being done to verify identities and some companies are attempting to weaken standards to fit their business models.
"These certificates protect access to control systems," Hurley told CNET. "They protect access to a $400 billion market. They protect access … Read more