New Accenture Report: Utilities & Grid Security. What did Utilities say?

• 63% of utility executives believe “their country faces at least a moderate risk of electricity supply interruption from a cyber attack on electric distribution grids in the next 5 years”
• If you look at North American utility executives its 76%
• 57% of world wide utility executives say power disruptions from hacks is the most serious concern
  • 53% say employee/consumer safety is the most serious concern
  • 43% say destruction of physical assets is the most serious concern
• 77% of utility executives say the Internet of Things is a great threat to utility safety
• Utilities executives in Europe and Asia think hackers are the greatest cyber threat, while North American utility executives say its cyber threats from foreign governments

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