"With increased technology usage, we see a bigger threat to the national electricity grid. Data on almost everything now including power transmission and distribution systems are controlled in cyberspace. If the control does not work the way it is supposed to or is hijacked by criminals, it will lead to chaos. The need is to go beyond adherence to ISO standards, and have in place systems to guard against large scale disruption. Action should include mandating all companies to report such attacks and create a specialised government agency to track the patterns and take remedial measures.

Source: Economic Times September 25, 2016 22:52 UTC