This document is the transcript of a Congressional hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding critical infrastructure cybersecurity and smart grid security. The hearing included opening statements from several Representatives expressing concern about increased cyber threats to critical infrastructure like the electrical grid from greater integration of information technologies. Witnesses included the Government Accountability Office and Congressional Research Service, who discussed GAO reports and assessments of smart grid security challenges and the need for improved security controls to minimize risks from cyber attacks or disasters. The goal of the hearing was to examine security of the smart grid and what can be done to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

House Hearing, 112TH Congress - Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Assessments of Smart Grid Security PDF

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