NERC is considering changes to its Operations & Planning and Critical Infrastructure Protection standards as part of its Standards Efficiency Review.

NERC stakeholders want the organization to provide faster and more transparent enforcement, according to the results of the biennial ERO Enterprise Effectiveness Survey.

NERC stakeholders want the organization to provide faster and more transparent enforcement, according to the results of the ERO Enterprise Effectiveness Survey.

NERC recommended a $10M fine on Duke Energy for repeated violations of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards over 3+ years.

NERC has recommended a $10 million fine on Duke Energy for repeated violations of critical infrastructure protection reliability standards.

NERC has recommended a $10M fine on a utility for violations of critical infrastructure protection reliability standards over more than three years.

FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.

FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.

FERC on proposed to adopt several reliability standards intended to mitigate cybersecurity risks posed by the global supply chain of grid operation tools.

FERC proposed rules to prevent malware from infecting “low impact” computer systems through transient electronic devices such as laptops and thumb drives.