EVs, Smart Appliances Pose Cybersecurity Risks

Electric vehicles and smart appliances, whose popularity among Americans is growing, pose a potential cybersecurity risk, a recent report from the Government Office of Accountability has warned. “A growing number of consumers are using networked consumer devices that are connected to the grid’s distribution systems, such as electric vehicles and charging stations, and smart inverters,” the authors of the report said.

“These devices can be high wattage, which means they can demand a high amount of electricity from the grid.…