Cyber Warfare Puts Electric Grid in Crosshairs

With news of recent cyber developments involving Russia and Iran, the U.S. is now on a cyberwar footing with the two confrontational nations. The new battleground is electric supply systems – the electric grid in Russia, and the electricity-driven military command and control networks in Iran.

Thanks to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, we've known for quite some time that Russia had infiltrated the U.S. electric grid, embedding malware that could incapacitate power plants, pipelines and water supplies, and that they had even gained access to power plant control rooms.