Cybersecurity

Can Hackers Leave Us Cold This Winter?

If a hacker is capable of breaking in to our computer systems, with a little more effort surely they could disrupt larger targets as well. The American government believes that there is a growing threat of a cyber attack against critical infrastructures, such as the U.S. natural gas infrastructure.

American Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, mentioned that the utility sector is a central one in dealing with cyber threats, and recently there are growing concerns of attacks against natural gas compressor stations. These stations are in charge of transferring the natural gas via pipes to commercial, private and municipal consumers. Disrupting these stations with a cyber attack could damage the security of the process of transferring gas to consumers and even cause delays for industries relying on it.