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The research draws on research previously done by MITRE Corp. that links high-level objectives of adversaries with the techniques they have used as well as ways to prevent attacks. But the framework does not include information about the "cost" to an organization, in terms of effort or money, to implement those protections. The PNNL team is trying to change that by addressing the cost of implementing solutions.

"This approach would allow a utility to quickly assess its cyber risk as they are planning their future grid expansion," said Purohit. "If you plan to connect more smart devices in the future, you need to be prepared to address the risks. There are thousands of ways to attack utility operations. By looking at historical events and using reinforcement learning, we have reduced that to fewer than 100 that need the most attention."