United States uses blockchain to prevent power plants hacking
The Department of Energy of the United States explores blockchain technology as a defense against cyber attacks in power plants
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) from the US announced phase two of a power grid security project launched in partnership with the cybersecurity startup Taekion.
In this stage of the program, the startup will investigate how blockchain technology can be used to secure a power plant. It is expected to include and maintain the sensor, actuator and device in a distributed ledger.
The lab offers an example of how a cyber attack could occur in a power plant. The system could be compromised so they will make it seem operational even though the hackers have closed it. Such an attack could leave millions of people without energy.
For its part, NETL says: “The applications that are being developed in the project managed by NETL have the potential to thwart such attacks by preventing hackers from altering the operational information of the plant.”
Taekion plans to develop other tools that help secure transactions to protect data from power generating facilities.
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Source: Diario Bitcoin
