Biden's cybersecurity strategy may backfire by alienating tech companies that should be the government's allies, commentator Shahid Mahdi says.

The North American electric grid remains under threat from “capable adversaries” around the world, E-ISAC staff told a forum on Thursday.

NERC CEO Jim Robb said he felt “sobered by the amount of work in front of us” but confident the ERO can address the grid’s “hyper complex risk environment.”

While none of the incidents affected reliability, evidence of attackers’ efforts to sabotage the grid “highlights the continued need for vigilance,” NERC said.

NERC will not support expanding physical security standards to all major BPS assets when it files comments with FERC next month, a senior official told EPSA.

Senators discussed new bills that would give FERC authority over gas pipeline cybersecurity and change how DOE handles cyber threats.

FERC acted to shore up grid cybersecurity defenses by approving a NERC reliability standard that requires utilities to protect low-impact cyber resources.

FERC's latest budget request seeks additional funds and employees to carry its core functions in fiscal year 2024.

Supply chain issues, the trend toward electrification, and cyber and physical security all weigh on the minds of leaders of the nation’s electric cooperatives.

Presenters at SERC Reliability webinar warned utilities that ransomware is a much bigger threat than many of them realize, and major efforts are still needed.