The Far-Right Domestic Extremist Threat to the Power Grid
The U.S. has over 55,000 substations, all of which have vulnerable components, often with insufficient physical protection. Keep Reading
What to Know About Cyberattacks Targeting Energy Pipelines
An assessment by a cybersecurity firm linked the attack to an alert put out by the U.S. Coast Guard in December about a ransomware intrusion that affected camera and physical access control systems and disrupted the entire corporate IT network at the facility. Keep Reading
CISA: Cyberattack Resulted in Two-Day Shutdown of Natural Gas Pipeline
A cyber threat actor used a spearphishing link to obtain initial access to the organization’s information technology (IT) network before pivoting to its OT network. Keep Reading
WATCH: FEMA Prep Talk on Power Outages in an Interconnected World
Kate Konschnik explains how our aging electrical infrastructure increases the chances of catastrophic failures and offers considerations for emergency managers to prepare their communities for extended power outages. Keep Reading
Restoring an Earthquake-Hit Power Plant in Puerto Rico Could Take a Year
With Costa Sur out of service, Puerto Rico would need to rely on its other power plants to operate almost at full capacity in order to meet demand. Keep Reading
Manny Cancel Joins NERC as SVP and CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has announced that Manny Cancel is joining the organization as NERC senior vice president and chief executive officer of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC), effective January 7. Keep Reading
Infrastructure Council Warns Trump That Chance to Thwart a Cyber 9/11 ‘Is Closing Quickly’
"WE NEED TO ACT NOW," blares panel, as "America’s companies are fighting a cyber war they cannot win." Keep Reading
‘Deeply Sorry’ PG&E Takes Blame for California’s Deadliest Wildfire, Seeks ‘Technologies’ to Limit Future Risks
A new report by state regulators details how PG&E failed to properly inspect and maintain the equipment that ignited the November 2018 Camp Fire, which devastated the Northern California town of Paradise. Keep Reading
Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month
FBI, Partners Brief Pipeline Industry on National Security Threats to Energy Infrastructure
“The energy sector remains a key target of nation-state cyber intrusions, supply chain attacks, economic espionage efforts and other threats." Keep Reading
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Ninth Annual Grid Security Conference Highlights Information Sharing, Lessons Learned and Solutions
“Security and reliability are inextricably linked and respect no geographic boundaries,” said Jim Robb, NERC’s president and chief executive officer. Keep Reading