A cybersecurity expert said electric utilities may face a growing threat of ransomware attacks amid the ongoing Russo-Ukraine conflict.

Cybersecurity and extreme weather top the list of risks WECC plans to focus on over the next two years, along with RA and the impact of new technologies.

NERC’s draft 2023 budget shows expenses are set to rise by more than 13%, fueled by increasing headcount, a return to in-person and rising operating expenses.

At the Texas RE Board of Directors meeting, former ERCOT CEO Bob Kahn called for lawmakers to focus on reliability as they work on changes to the markets.

A hardware malfunction took down a number of ISO-NE systems for six hours but the grid operator said there were no effects on power reliability.

The Northeast Power Coordinating Council’s Regional Standards Committee approved a guidance document on integrating DERs on the bulk power system.

ReliabilityFirst is 1 of 6 regional NERC-authorized companies charged with working with industry to ensure the survivalability of the high-voltage power grid.

Cybersecurity researchers say a new malware tool shows how quickly the threat community has developed since the relatively crude attacks of just six years ago.

CISA joined other U.S. and global security agencies to issue the most comprehensive warning yet of Russia's cyberwarfare intentions.

The emergence of new malware directed at electric utilities illustrates that Russia's war with Ukraine may be in a dangerous new phase, experts warned.