Enemy states and terrorist groups increasingly are developing the means to wage an attack on a nation’s power grid just as electric companies are relying more on automated information technology.

The recent push to modernize the electric grid has increased communication between utilities and consumers, enhanced reliability and created more opportunities for green energy producers. But it also ...

Is utility cyber security in as dire straits and how should utility cyber security be addressed in this age of increasing digitalization, growing reliance on intelligent energy devices, and the rapid ...

To protect power grid integration from cyber threats in California, the California Public Utilities Commission has funded a cyber information sharing program, California Energy Systems for the 21st ...

Grids are becoming smart in every part of the world, although some countries invest more than others in modernizing their electricity networks. According to online data portal statista, cumulative ...

Details are emerging about an unprecedented “cyber event” reported this week that disrupted Western grid networks. But officials are keeping quiet about which utility was hit, and why. A recent cyber ...

Threats to America’s electric energy infrastructure are intensifying and increasingly diverse. In part, this trend reflects the sophisticated new attack capabilities that potential adversaries are ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. It’s very hard to overstate how important the US power grid is to American ...

Protecting critical infrastructure, and especially the U.S. Energy Grid is certainly a topic that keeps the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), The U.S.

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. Carrying out a cyberattack ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues. If the electrical grid is knocked out for long periods, the damage to the ...

(MCT) — The recent push to modernize the electric grid has increased communication between utilities and consumers, enhanced reliability and created more opportunities for green energy producers. But ...