The United States needs an overarching national authority to oversee cybersecurity efforts connected to the national power grid, an MIT study suggests. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) have authority over the develop...
via energybiz AN APRIL 2009 Wall Street Journal story said Chinese and Russian cyberspies penetrated the U.S. electric grid and left behind software programs that could disrupt its operations. As reported in the Journal of Energy Security two months later, security firm IOActive told the Department...
via ComputerWeekly.com A US energy industry standards body has warned suppliers to improve their defences against cyber attacks. The warning by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) coincides with reports by IT security researchers of several vulnerabilities that could be used b...
via The Hill As utilities across the country progressively interconnect generating resources and upgrade transmission and distribution systems, they increasingly rely on highly automated digital controls and digital communications to control the flow of electricity. While this modernization of the g...
via Intelligent Utility Confusion reigns for many utilities over precisely what is required in terms of cyber security, because much current utility work focuses on the distribution system. The critical infrastructure protections promulgated by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (ak...
via Platts.com A draft US Senate committee bill that would give the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission limited cybersecurity oversight of state-jurisdictional electric distribution lines was met with concerns Thursday at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. The head of North...
via InformationWeek Government Private sector representatives Friday urged the government to do more to bolster cybersecurity-related information sharing and collaboration between federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and companies that own and operate critical infrastructure. Th...
via The Epoch Times A new Cyber Attack Task Force to protect the power grid was announced by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The task force of more than 40 volunteers will attempt to measure the impact a coordinated cyberattack would have on the U.S. power system. After c...