There has been a lot of talk in the news about the security of utilities and the concern of the US relationship with China and other foreign countries. Read the following article and provide some thoughts about whether or not the US government needs to be funding efforts to secure our country both thru traditional military efforts as well as cyber defense strategies to protect our utilities. Should private companies be on their own or should the government have a hand in protecting these vital systems?

http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130819-u-s-power-plants-utilities-face-growing-cyber-vulnerability (Links to an external site.)