UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Historically, nuclear power plants have been controlled using analog tools, such as switches that can be physically adjusted. While the advent of new digital systems has improved the operations efficiency and safety of nuclear facilities, these systems introduce the newfound risk of cyberattacks.
According to Matthew Zerphy, professor of practice of nuclear engineering and assistant dean for operations in the Penn State College of Engineering, this trend calls for an energy workforce trained in nuclear cybersecurity, an emerging field focused on protecting power plants and other facilities that contain nuclear or radi...