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9/18/03- Electrical Grid Vulnerable to Terrorists/Hackers!

Since last month's Northeast Blackout, utilities have accelerated plans to automate the electric grid, replacing aging monitoring systems with digital switches and other high-tech gear. But those very improvements are making the electricity supply vulnerable to a different kind of peril. With a few focused keystrokes, terrorists/hackers could shut the computer gear down--or change settings in ways that might trigger cascading blackouts. Download complete article in PDF format.

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