E&E

Grid attack exercise exposes threat-sharing issues

A simulated terrorist attack on the North American power grid last November exposed weaknesses in handling cyberthreat data and marshaling emergency support to restore electric power service to ...
E&E

Massive grid attack exercise tests response

A simulated widespread enemy attack on the North American electric power network this week created a disaster scenario, challenging grid operators to repel coordinated cyber intrusions and assaults on ...
Homeland Security Today

Stakeholders Gear Up for Fifth NERC Grid Security Exercise

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 ...
Homeland Security Today

NERC’s Two-Day Grid Security Exercise Allows Industry to Test Response Capabilities

NERC’s grid security exercise, GridEx VI, has concluded the distributed play portion of its exercise. Over the past two days, more than 700 planners led their organizations’ efforts to exercise their ...
Government Technology

As Russians Hack the U.S. Grid, a Look At What's Needed to Protect It

The U.S. electricity grid is hard to defend because of its enormous size and heavy dependency on digital communication and computerized control software. The number of potential targets is growing as ...
The White House

STRENGTHENING THE RELIABILITY AND SECURITY

Section 1. Purpose. The United States is experiencing an unprecedented surge in electricity demand driven by rapid technological advancements, including the expansion of artificial intelligence data ...
Nextgov

Pentagon Researchers Test 'Worst-Case Scenario' Attack on U.S. Power Grid

Over 100 people gathered off the tip of Long Island this month to roleplay a cyberattack that takes out the U.S. electric grid for weeks on end. Critical Infrastructure Defense Plum Island, N.Y. – The ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Navy Exercise Tests Smart Grid Capabilities at San Diego Installations

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest engineers along with Navy Region Southwest (NRSW), Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) capitalized ...
Acsh.org

As Russians Target Our Electrical Grid, Here's What's Needed To Protect It

The U.S. electricity grid is hard to defend because of its enormous size and heavy dependency on digital communication and computerized control software. The number of potential targets is growing as ...
Inverse

How the US Can Protect Its Electrical Grid From Russian Hackers

The US electricity grid is hard to defend because of its enormous size and heavy dependency on digital communication and computerized control software. The number of potential targets is growing as ...
C4ISRNET

As Russians hack the US grid, a look at what’s needed to protect it

High voltage electric transmission lines are silhouetted against the late day sky near Spearville, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/AP) The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis ...