Imagine yourself a hacker, either state-sponsored or working solo, aiming to break into a country’s energy infrastructure.
Your goal is to wreak havoc by taking down the rival’s energy grid. But how much damage can you really do?
There’s a common misconception that a hacker can do the most damage by erasing some data or creating false data. The misconception holds that there’s no practical way for a hacker to harm human life or damage equipment in the ‘real’ world in a way that would have vast negative impact.
