FERC rejected a challenge by security activist Michael Mabee against NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection reliability standards.

FERC approved a settlement between WECC and an unnamed entity in the Western Interconnection for violations of NERC’s CIP reliability standards.

NERC’s Standards Committee voted to accept the standard authorization request presented by the drafting team for Project 2019-06.

FERC and NERC will no longer publicly post information about violations of the ERO’s Critical Infrastructure Protection standards.

The team working on revising two NERC reliability standards on cybersecurity is reviewing the latest round of comments

FERC approved the full retirement of four NERC reliability standards and the modification of five others.

Responses to FERC’s NOI on potential gaps in NERC’s CIP standards reveal widespread reluctance on stakeholders toward enhancing the standards.

FERC accepted settlements by NERC between Texas RE and several entities, as well as one by WECC, for violations of FAC and CIP standards.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids agreed to join the Asset to Vendor Network for Power Utilities, a cybersecurity-focused information sharing network.

NERC CEO Jim Robb said the ERO will not request further delays for seven standards that were deferred earlier this year.