Not that on one level we all didn’t know this, but take a listen to former NSA Deputy Training Director Col. Cedric Leighton discuss what physical and cyber security is needed to protect the American power grid that does not seem to be forthcoming from Congress. Â There is a bill pending that would allow the sharing of malware signatures, but it is stalled and will be very difficult to pass after the revelations made public by Edward Snowden.
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Leighton was responding to testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday when the current National Security Administration Director, Admiral Michael Rogers testified that China and a handful of other countries are advancing in their capabilities to the point that disabling the American power grid via cyberspace is possible.
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