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PRN: Vol. 1, Num. 8 | December 12, 2011

Tightly-Coupled Systems: Everything's Connected to Everything Else

Two months ago, an Arizona utility worker doing routine maintenance removed a piece of monitoring equipment at a power substation near Yuma. Inexplicably, it triggered a massive power outage stretching from Mexico to Orange County. Five million people lost electricity. Traffic gridlocked, schools and universities closed,... read more ยป