Grid Alert

According to a recent Congressional report, power utilities in the U.S. are under daily cyberattacks. Of about 160 utilities surveyed in the 35-page report (PDF), more than a dozen reported "daily," "constant," or "frequent" attempted cyberattacks on their computer systems.

Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano has said that she believed a "cyber 9/11" could happen "imminently." While former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta echoed her words during his first major policy speech on cybersecurity last October. He asserted that the U.S. is facing the possibility of a "cyber-Pearl Harbor" perpetrated by foreign hackers.