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Mazie Hirono: “It does not take a lot of imagination to think of how a sophisticated cyber attack to a power plant's industrial control…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2017
It does not take a lot of imagination to think of how a sophisticated cyber attack to a power plant's industrial control system could cause a massive disruption with grave consequences.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Highlighting the potential dangers of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.

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