[Watch Listen] American Power Grid Susceptible To Cyber Attacks Not that on one level we all didnt know this, but take a listen to former NSA Deputy Training Director Col. Cedric Leighton discuss what physical and cyber security is needed to protect the American power grid that does not seem to be forthcoming from Congress. There is a bill pending that would allow the sharing of malware signatures, but it is stalled and will be very difficult to pass after the revelations made public by Edward Snowden. ARVE Error: Element ID could not be build, please report this bug. Leighton was responding to testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday when the current National Security Administration Director, Admiral Michael Rogers testified that China and a handful of other countries are advancing in their capabilities to the point thatdisabling the American power grid via cyberspace is possible. 