Engineers play a key role in helping to identify, deter, and mitigate all cyber security threats, and their demand in the market is rising as the increased threats on security digitally are growing. It is their job to make sure the systems and technologies within their organization are up to date and as effective in preventing risks as possible. One of these ways discussed in the reading was grid modernization, which would “contribute to more rapid restoration of power after a security event” (p. 64). Threats to systems can be mitigated if the technology behind them is constantly improving to fight against being compromised or damaged. These events or risks can be as simple as natural disasters, but in a world where they are becoming more dangerous and more frequent, it is important to take natural disasters into account. Other major innovations in the field developed by engineers mainly due to the on-going threat posed by these intense natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes include “composite transmission poles, infrared thermography power line inspection, underground installation of high-temperature superconductor power transmission cables, smart grid integration, and electric distribution recloser advances” (p. 64). Not only are engineers responsible for trying to prevent risks and threats, they also are supposed to be able to deal with the aftermath and resilience of the system, electrical grid, and (or) equipment in lieu of an event. It is a very profitable field to go into both in the public and private sector as this field has seen incredible growth in the past several decades.

Work Cited

Electric Grid Security and Resilience – Department of Energy. (2016, June). Retrieved from https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Electric Grid Security and Resilience–Establishing a Baseline for Adversarial Threats.pdf