Cybersecurity & Privacy

Symantec Proves Russian “Dragonfly” cyber unit responsible for US critical infrastructure hacking

WASHINGTON - An October, 2017 report by researchers at Symantec Corp., cited by the U.S. government, has linked recent US power grid cyber attacks to…
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Improving Grid Cyber Security

Addressing the impacts and the drawbacks BY ELIZAVETA MALASHENKO, CHRIS VILLARREAL, & J. DAVID ERICKSON, California Public Utilities Commission With grid modernization or “Smart Grid”…
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Grid Vulnerability

Grids Become Highly Vulnerable

Increasingly violent weather, probably caused by global warming, is increasingly taking down electricity distribution lines and poles and cyberattacks are increasingly taking out electricity, apparently…
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Zero-Trust Substations: How CIP Is Shifting from Perimeter Defense to Continuous Vendor and Supply-Chain Risk Management

Utilities are rethinking cybersecurity. The zero-trust model replaces perimeter defense with continuous verification—of every device, vendor, and data path—across the substation and supply chain. The…
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Security Protocols

Using enterprise tools to secure wireless field area communication networks BY BERT WILLIAMS, ABB Tropos Wireless Communication Systems Utility grid modernization applications such as automated…
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Virtual Power Plants (Vpp) And Smart Grids: Integrating Renewable Energy For A Sustainable Future

The rapid shift toward renewable energy resources (RERs) has placed significant demands on traditional power systems. To address these challenges, modern energy infrastructure is evolving…
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The End of the Road for Transmission Incentives

In a significant shift, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has decided to abandon its transmission incentives policy, particularly the construction work in progress (CWIP)…
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Network Security

Protecting sensitive customer and utility data BY JOHN CHOWDHURY, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. Smart meters, and the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) on which they depend,…
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Cyber Resilience Begins With Network Vigilance

Cyber Resilience Begins With Network Vigilance

The idea of a cyberattack on the power grid may invoke images of flickering lights…
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FERC Proposes Ride-Through Standards for Renewables

FERC Proposes Ride-Through Standards for Renewables

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking public input on proposed "ride-through" reliability standards…
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Power Grid Hacking: US Government Condemns Russia

Power Grid Hacking: US Government Condemns Russia

WASHINGTON – Russia is involved in U.S. Power Grid Hacking, nuclear facilities, water processing plants,…
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FBI Warns of Cyber Risks as Renewable Energy Grows

FBI Warns of Cyber Risks as Renewable Energy Grows

As the adoption of renewable energy technologies accelerates across the globe, the FBI has issued…
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Data Insecurities

Data Insecurities

Electric utility executives experience a number of headaches when it comes to data. Forbes reports…
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