Raytheon Joins US Power Grid Monitoring Firm to Defend Against Hackers…(About Time!!)
SputnikNews.com
08.02.2017
A strategic partnership formed to develop military-grade cyber protection for the US power grid was announced by the defense contractor Raytheon in a press release on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Utilidata, a company that monitors power supply in real time will provide data to Raytheon, which has developed expertise in automated cybersecurity services, the release explained.
“With this alliance, Raytheon will expand our presence in the critical infrastructure market by delivering next-generation, defense-grade cybersecurity capabilities to power utilities,” Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services President Dave Wajsgras stated in the release.
Cyberthreats to the electricity system are increasing in sophistication, magnitude and frequency, the US Energy Department warned in its Quadrennial Energy Review issued earlier this week.
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