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CNET News Daily Podcast: Weak spots in the electrical grid

There have long been concerns over securing the power grid and other critical U.S. infrastructure, but those security issues are mounting. We look at the reasons.

Leslie Katz Former Culture Editor
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Leslie Katz

There have long been concerns over securing the power grid and other critical U.S. infrastructure, but those security issues are mounting. CNET News reporter Elinor Mills explains why.

That, and the headlines of the day, on Friday's CNET News Daily Podcast.


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