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Cyber

G-7 Promises Energy Sector Cybersecurity Efforts

Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

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G-7 Promises Energy Sector Cybersecurity Efforts

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Following the 41st G-7 leaders summit in Germany, the group of seven wealthiest advanced economies pledged to work together on energy sector cybersecurity, among several separate international issues.“We will strengthen cooperation in the field of energy efficiency and launch a new cooperative effort on enhancing cybersecurity of the energy sector,” the group said when considering energy system vulnerabilities in the G-7 Leaders’ Declaration.The group asked their respective Energy Ministers to enact the various initiatives discussed and the report back in…

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