When electric cars die-----US power grid attack points surge with proliferating DERs: A hacker 'will eventually get in' | Utility Dive

US power grid attack points surge with proliferating DERs: A hacker 'will eventually get in' | Utility Dive:

• Critical infrastructure protection standards are essential — but they're also just a starting point, say experts focused on maintaining a reliable electric grid.

"As the United States' electric system becomes more distributed, security experts say the growing array of internet-connected sensors and industrial control systems presents a potential vulnerability that is not clearly understood and could be exploited to cause blackouts.

So far, utilities have kept hackers from disrupting the grid and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards have helped to keep defenses robust. 
But the attack surface is only growing.

"[W]e cannot pretend that standards themselves equate to security."...
Read all.