A power interruption could happen as a result of a malicious attack, an act of cyber-terrorism or simply an innocent mistake. No matter what the cause, the North American Electric Reliability ...

Any discussion around security and how much is good enough for utilities is framed by standards, how well those standards are implemented, and risk. In the U.S., the security of the electric utility ...

The new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and new Order are both related to grid security In a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a new Order, the Federal ...

Matt Lawrence, senior director of solutions at Doble Engineering Co. Cybersecurity is a top concern for utilities and power companies – the Ukraine grid cyberattack late last year was a wake-up call ...

The Midland Cogeneration Venture (MCV) in Midland, Michigan, is the largest natural gas-fired combined electrical energy and steam energy generating plant in the U.S. It is capable of continuously ...

The newly approved NERC CIP standards covering cyber security in the electric power industry may be controversial, but there are big fines for lack of compliance. During a New Orleans cyber security ...

Waterfall Security Solutions (Waterfall), which specializes in critical infrastructure and industrial control systems security, announced today that its suite of products and its underlying ...

The NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Version 5 standards which address the security of cyber assets essential to the reliable operation of the North American bulk electric system become ...

Most security operations people I’ve spoken with at electrical utilities have a good handle on the security vulnerabilities within their own SCADA environments. Their problem is convincing their ...