Has U.S. Electric Grid Been Compromised by Hackers
Spies hacked into the U.S. electric grid and left behind computer programs that would let them disrupt service, exposing potentially catastrophic vulnerabilities in key pieces of national infrastructure, a former U.S. government official said Wednesday, April 8th 09′.
The intrusions were discovered after electric companies gave the government permission to audit their systems, the ex-official said. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
This comes nearly on the twilight of President Obama’s 60-day cyber security audit of all government agencies due on April 17th, according to Department of Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano.
The comprehensive review of the $30 billion Bush Administration’s government security efforts is being led by Melissa Hathaway, a top U.S. intelligence official with background as a top cyber security adviser to Mike McConnell, the former director of national intelligence under the Bush Administration.
Bush’s cyber security efforts drew wide spread criticism from the IT community for being myopic and failing to partner with businesses and foreign governments. “We live in a connected world,” says Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO of security firm Comodo.
Northrop Grumman Corp, Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, the Pentagon’s biggest contractors, already are working on a variety of cyber security projects for the U.S. government, many of which are classified.
Securing the Internet is a rapidly growing concern, say security experts and administration officials.
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