Industries and governments across the world are confronting an ever-growing wave of cyber attacks. Few industries are as vulnerable to these attacks, while simultaneously being indispensible to modern life, as public utilities. Among public utilities the electric grid ranks supreme in its importance to everyday activities, and yet it is under daily siege by actors aiming to cripple it. Should a grid attack of significant magnitude come to fruition, the effects could be devastating and vast. Accordingly, this issue demands immediate attention. This article highlights the urgent nature of this challenge and makes recommendations that should go into effect immediately as a means to mitigate large-scale disruption of the electric grid.

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黑手起家：网络攻击带来的电网故障风险以及为此做好准备所需的政策

世界各地的行业和政府都在面对不断增长的网络攻击浪潮。很少有行业像公用事业一样容易受到这些攻击，同时又对现代生活不可或缺。在公共事业中，电网在日常活动中的重要性至高无上，但旨在削弱电网的行动者却每天对其围困。如果发生大规模的电网袭击，后果将是毁灭性的，巨大的。因此，这个问题需要立即引起注意。本文强调了这一挑战的紧迫性，并提出了一些建议，这些建议应立即生效，以减轻电网的大规模破坏。