"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. needs to be more aggressive in putting critical energy infrastructure out of reach of cyberattacks, a top official of the government’s Idaho National Laboratory warned lawmakers.

Brent Stacey, the lab’s associate director, told a pair of House subcommittees Wednesday that the problem is bad and getting worse.

'The dynamic threat is evolving faster than the cycle of measure and countermeasure, and far faster than the evolution of policy,' he said.

There are more cyberattacks against the energy sector than any other industry. Energy companies say they are under constant assault, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team responded to 79 attacks on American energy assets last year."

Sean Cockerham reports for the McClatchy Washington Bureau October 21, 2015. [2]

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"House Probes Cyber Threats To Power Grid" (The Hill) [4]