JEA working to protect power grid from potential hackers

“Cyber-attacks are our primary concern on the electric grid,” said Ted Hobson, the chief compliance officer for JEA.

Hobson said the community owned utility is working with the government to defend against hackers.

“The control system for our electric grid (is) not tied (to) our other computer systems. Nor is it tied to the Internet; we have air separation,” Hobson said.

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