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Energy secretary says enemies are capable of shutting down US power grid
[NYPOST] Adversaries to the US are capable of shutting down the nation’s electrical grid, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm ...Former Dem governor of Michigan. The snappy way she put that place in order after years of misgovernment by somebody or other qualified her to become Energy Secretary in the Biden administration...admitted Sunday, saying that such cybersecurity attacks are "happening all the time." Granholm warned of the system’s vulnerabilities — amid an uptick of ransomware sieges — on CNN ...the organization formerly known as the Cable News Network. Now who knows what it might stand for... ’s "State of the Union." "Yeah, they do," Granholm told host Jake Tapper when asked if foreign actors have the ability to make the power grid go dark. "There are very malign actors who are trying, even as we speak," she explained. "There are thousands of attacks on all aspects of the energy sector and the private sector generally." Granholm added, "It’s happening all the time. This is why the private sector and the public sector have to work together." Granholm, the former Michigan governor, touted the Biden administration’s efforts to combat cyberattacks. She said "working with other countries, working with the private sector, working inside of our own government — the president has been issuing these executive orders, to make sure our own house is in order — [and] making sure that citizens are able to protect themselves" is all necessary to prevent cyberattacks. "The bottom line is we have all got to up our games, with respect to our cyber defenses," said Granholm. Posted by: Fred 2021-06-08 |
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