Led by artificial-intelligence expert David Waltz, CCLS has created a clutch of compelling smart-grid systems for Con Edison over the past five or six years.

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The following March, security firm IOActive created a proof-of-concept exploit designed to spread from meter to meter and take control of a smart grid.

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