The project selections, which are spread across university research foundations and private sector firms, include investments into threat detection techniques and authentication systems that would make it more difficult for hackers to hijack power sources.
Energy sector cybersecurity has been top of mind for officials for several years but became a tangible threat in 2021 when Russia-linked ransomware hackers breached the infrastructure of a major fuel pipeline system run by Colonial Pipeline, forcing the company to shutter the pipeline operations for several days.
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