Capitol Hill discussion about the electric grid is shifting to physical security, leading federal officials and some lawmakers to worry that focus on cybersecurity is waning. Lawmakers such as Senate ...

Personnel at work at a substation in Carthage, N.C., following a power outage on Dec. 5. (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A federal agency announced this month that it is shifting its focus ...

Over the past several years, the energy sector has become a prime target for hacking and ransomware attacks, with over 40 attacks on the industry since 2017. Cyber attacks have only continued to rise, ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The bipartisan Grid Innovation Caucus plans to hold educational seminars and a Grid Innovation Expo to highlight emerging technologies ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Energy infrastructure experts testified that the U.S. power grid is facing a myriad of escalating cybersecurity risks and emerging ...

To highlight the complex, interconnected nature of modern security risks, the following examples illustrate how cyber incidents can trigger physical consequences—or vice versa. Stuxnet Attack (2010): ...

NERC’s Grid Security Exercise (GridEx) will be held November 13-14 and is an opportunity for utilities to demonstrate how they would respond to and recover from simulated coordinated cyber and ...

The $30 million funding for cyber tools is in support of CESER’s work to develop new technology to protect clean energy infrastructure from cyber threats. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of ...

Less than two weeks after gunfire damaged two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, N.C., knocking out power to about 45,000 people, federal regulators ordered a review of security standards at ...

Over recent years, AI and machine learning advancements have transformed our lives by enabling enhanced performance, adaptation and personalization. At the same time, the Internet of Things (IoT) has ...