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Protecting power grids from cyber attacks has been gaining attention for the last several years. Last year, hackers infiltrated the computer systems of a consortium of small utilities known as the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool 3.8 million times. The network serves 200 communities in six Midwestern and Rocky Mountain states. The U.S. power grid’s vast size and aging equipment make the system highly susceptible to both cyber and physical attacks on its transformers, substations and power lines by saboteurs or terrorists. The growing use of a computerized “smart grid,” where sensors replace human meter readers to gather data