Is cyber-physical security the new biological warfare?
A recent academic journal publication about power grid vulnerabilities causes quite a commotion. The NYT article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/world/asia/21grid.html
Cascade-based attack vulnerability on the US power grid
Jian-Wei Wang, a, and Li-Li Ronga
Institute of System Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Ling Gong Rd., Dalian 116024, Liaoning, PR China
Received 20 November 2008; revised 15 January 2009; accepted 5 February 2009. Available online 16 March 2009.
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