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Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift, The Risk Of Net Neutrality Repeal To Energy Reliability, Public Safety, And Climate Change Solutions, Catherine J. K. Sandoval
Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift, The Risk Of Net Neutrality Repeal To Energy Reliability, Public Safety, And Climate Change Solutions, Catherine J. K. Sandoval
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This Article contends that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) January 2018 repeal of net neutrality rules creates cybersecurity vulnerabilities for the energy sector and other critical infrastructure. Unbridled from enforceable net neutrality rules, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) create systemic supply chain risks as the Internet has become embedded into the energy sector’s distributed ecosystem. This Article argues that cybersecurity has been primarily viewed from a “hacker paradigm” that obscures systemic threats such as those posed by an ISP since firewalls and traditional cybersecurity techniques do not protect against ISP conduct. The Article contends that the FCC’s failure to consider the …