Checks and Balance: Smart attack - a podcast by The Economist

Aransomware attackshut down a vital fuel pipeline on the east coast. President Biden’s plans to upgrade the hi-tech energy infrastructure may make it yetmore vulnerable to hackers. Is America properly protected from cyber attack?

Michael Tran of RBC Capital Markets assesses the damage.The Economist’s defence editor Shashank Joshi puts the attack in context. Amy Myers Jaffe, author of “Energy’s Digital Future”, says it's a wake-up call. 

John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Jon Fasman.

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