AS CYBERSECURITY BILL DIES, NEWLY DECLASSIFIED REPORT UNDERSCORES GRID VULNERABILITIES

AS CYBERSECURITY BILL DIES, NEWLY DECLASSIFIED REPORT UNDERSCORES GRID VULNERABILITIES
Despite growing concern about cybersecurity both in and outside of Washington, the Senate’s cybersecurity bill died a second time on Nov. 13. The apparent inability of Congress to pass legislation designed to protect critical U.S. infrastructure could lead to President Barack Obama implementing some of the bill’s provisions via executive order. A day after the bill failed to gain 60 votes for passage, a recently declassified report was released that finds the U.S. power grid is vulnerable to attacks that could be more destructive than natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy. Read More »