The North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC-CIP) standards serve as vital safeguards for our bulk power system, which is fundamental to the ...

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 ...

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Jasvir Gill, founder and CEO of Alert Enterprise, as vice chair of the SIA Utilities Advisory Board. Gill will serve alongside ...

A growing chorus of experts warns that process sensors — long excluded from cybersecurity standards due to their non-routable protocols — pose a critical risk to the electric grid as FERC and NERC ...

On May 23, 2024, FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standard, CIP-012-2 (Cyber Security – ...

NERC’s Board of Trustees has revealed important actions to mitigate extreme weather impacts on the grid, help assure adequate energy supply and strengthen cybersecurity protections through the ...

Let’s be honest. Operational technology (OT) security issues are expected. Traditional OT systems were designed for specific functional—operational—purposes. Plus, they were designed to last for many ...

The convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is redefining cybersecurity, knocking down the traditional virtual boundaries between the two. But as the rising ...

Digital technology poses critical challenges for the power sector. As the backbone of modern society, any disruption to power infrastructure can have far-reaching consequences. To learn steps leading ...

In addition, the platform supports the maintenance of clock alignment using SkyWire technology, helping operators preserve synchronisation accuracy across distributed network elements. This capability ...