![Using their “Cybersafety” methodology, Professor Stuart Madnick (left), graduate student Shaharyar Khan (right), and Professor James Kirtley Jr. (not pictured) identified several cyber vulnerabilities in a small power plant, including a system that poses a risk because it relies on software rather than mechanical safety devices to keep turbines from spinning out of control. Photo: Stuart Darsch](https://idss.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cybersafety-mit-2019_0.jpeg)
Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyberattack
MIT News Office | June 6, 2019
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