Threat Of Cyber-Attacks On Oil & Gas Highlights The Danger In Your Thumb Drive

From: Houston Public Media | University of Houston

A special federal commission is looking into how cyber-attacks could hit Houston’s energy industry. What it’s learning might change what you’re allowed to do on your computer at work.

Earlier this year, President Barack Obama created the 12-member Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. In May, commission members traveled to New York to hear about cyber-threats to banks and insurance companies. They then went to San Francisco to talk with computer developers from Silicon Valley about the latest technology to stop cyber-attacks.

Then, last week, the commission came to Houston to learn about the threat to critical industries including oil & gas, electricity, and telecommunications.

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