ORNL's Raymond Borges Hink enhances grid cybersecurity (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL's Raymond Borges Hink enhances grid cybersecurity

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A team led by Raymond Borges Hink has developed a method using blockchain to protect communications between electronic devices in the electric grid, preventing cyberattacks and cascading blackouts.

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Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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