Identify cybersecurity threats and risks related to power.
Identification should include
- types of power sources (e.g., wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, coal, diesel, natural gas, propane)
- sources of disruption
- surges
- blackouts
- brownouts
- cyberattacks on substations, electricity distributors, market grids
- multi-pronged attacks
- potential results of an attack.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How can cyberterrorism affect the power grid?
- What critical sectors are affected by power breaches?
- What are the potential effects on AFNR industries if faced with a long-term lack of power?