10 ways to prevent cyberconflict

Make infrastructure more secure

Concerns exist that new "smart meters" being installed on the US power grid might make it more vulnerable. So Singapore and some other nations, along with the US, are researching meters that could resist cyberattacks. Some experts also want to mandate that industrial-control software for key industries, from chemical plants to air traffic control systems, be made more breach-proof.

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