With apologies to Olivia Newton John, you may or may not be aware that some bad actors have been helping raise awareness about physical threats to electric infrastructure lately. You might say, "Are we sure about this, or were they merely after some copper ... or groundnuts?"
Of course, it always pays to be skeptical, but in the age of video cameras, motion detectors and similar, it's clear that these were humans not after enrichment or nourishment, but rather, intent on destruction.
Mike Assante and Scott Swartz of security training firm SANS just released a how-to manual describing how you can help your utility proceed in the event of an attack. In particular, they want utilities to be on the lookout for cyber security foul play as they investigate breaches of physical defenses.
