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FERC’s proposal for incentivizing public utilities to invest in cybersecurity improvements provoked a range of reactions from industry stakeholders. | Shutterstock
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NERC’s proposed virtualization-related updates to its critical infrastructure protection standards are headed for another round of revisions. | Shutterstock
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Electric distribution systems carrying energy to end consumers are vulnerable to cyberattacks, but a new report says these risks are “not fully” addressed. | Government Accountability Office
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FERC approved revisions to three of NERC’s critical infrastructure protection reliability standards, submitted last year under Project 2019-03. | Shutterstock
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NARUC released a guideline stating that public utility commissions must play a role in building their organizations’ cybersecurity expertise. | NARUC
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NERC Trustees Robin Manning and George Hawkins were re-elected to the ERO’s board, and Sue Kelly and Larry Irving joined to replace Jan Schori. | NERC
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Cybersecurity ranks as the top reliability risk in the Southeast, followed by extreme weather events and the integration of variable energy resources, SERC reported. | SERC
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NERC is accepting comment on proposed changes to several CIP reliability standards intended to “incorporate virtualization and future technologies.” | Shutterstock
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Industry participants support federal efforts to limit acquisition of foreign-manufactured hardware but warn that rooting it out of existing systems will be challenging.
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FERC ordered NERC to make an informational filing on possible modifications to the critical infrastructure protection reliability standards to allow their use. | Shutterstock
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FERC proposed incentives to encourage public utilities to make cybersecurity investments above and beyond the requirements of NERC’s CIP standards. | © ERO Insider
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Supply chain rules from NERC and the federal government are increasing costs and procurement cycles for utilities and technology vendors, cybersecurity experts said. | POWERGEN International
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NERC’s Standards Committee voted to reject the standard authorization request for Project 2020-01 after the drafting team declined to make any suggested changes to it. | © ERO Insider
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After a three-month delay because of the pandemic, CIP-013-1 took effect, starting the 18-month compliance period for stakeholders. | Fortress Information Security
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SERC held a two-day O&P compliance webinar, with discussions on operations under the coronavirus pandemic and recent enforcement trends. | SERC
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NERC’s board and Member Representatives Committee will hold their first meetings of 2021 remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. | NERC
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FERC approved a settlement between SERC Reliability and Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. for violations of NERC reliability standards. | SERC
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In its latest round of CIP audits, FERC noted several “potential compliance infractions” and other areas for improvement. | FERC
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FERC rejected a challenge by security activist Michael Mabee against NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection reliability standards. | Shutterstock
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FERC approved a settlement between WECC and an unnamed entity in the Western Interconnection for violations of NERC’s CIP reliability standards. | © ERO Insider
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