"US Power Grid Faces Escalating Cyber Threats, Infrastructure Experts Warn"

According to experts on energy infrastructure, the US power grid is facing many escalating cybersecurity risks and threats from foreign adversaries and domestic extremists. The latest annual threat assessment from the Intelligence Community identifies Chinese cyber operations against the US homeland as a significant national security threat. It warns that Beijing can almost certainly launch cyberattacks capable of disrupting national critical infrastructure services, such as the power grid. In recent months, domestic extremists have been charged with plotting to attack energy facilities and power infrastructure across the country. Bruce Walker, former assistant secretary for the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity, testified before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations that the most important evolving threat to the electric grid is related to cybersecurity and physical security. He called for increased public-private collaboration. This article continues to discuss the power grid facing heightened cyber threats from foreign adversaries and domestic extremist groups that can pose significant consequences for the nation's electricity supply. 

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