Electricity is taken for granted. Lights illuminate when we flip a switch. Turn up the thermostat and the house warms up. In the recent past a power failure could mean family time gathered around candles and a fun board game. Today, power failures are much more than a nuisance. Cyber attacks. No lights. No heat. No air conditioning. No business.
Fear Not, there are solutions to address most of these issues.
http://blog.schneider-electric.com/cyber-security/2016/08/15/securing-power-control-problem-attack-vectors/