"Department of Energy Awards $4.2 Million to Guard Power Grid from Cyber Threats"
Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technique to automatically detect and block cyber threats faced by renewable energy and local generators for energy customers across the power grid. The study will focus on protecting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), including rooftop solar panels, controllable electric vehicle chargers, and more. There is a cybersecurity concern that an attacker could exploit these systems to cause problems throughout the electrical grid, such as overloading components and voltage fluctuations. These issues could result in blackouts and equipment damage. This article continues to discuss the team's work to protect the power grid against cyber threats.
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