Cybersecurity was the subject of two panels at the Edison Electric Institute’s 2019 conference this week. Here's some of the highlights.

GridEx V will see more international participation, including possibly “active injects” to simulate a “worldwide assault … on Western civilization.”

Speakers at this year’s Western Reliability Summit discussed the growth of solar, the challenges of cybersecurity and the dangers of climate change.

The Texas Reliability Entity has revised its self-certification process to make it more efficient for registered entities.

FERC called for two changes to NERC’s draft CIP standard governing the security of communications between control centers.

The spring joint meeting of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation and the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body focused on grid reliability and protecting crucial infrastructure.

The NATF, EPRI and NERC gathered reps from utilities, RTOs, regional entities and government agencies to discuss improving the bulk electric system.

Transportation Security Administration officials defended efforts to protect the country’s natural gas pipelines, telling FERC they are adding more staff.

MISO may have to contend with security concerns and the phaseout of the vertically integrated utility model as it strives to manage a grid with more DERs.

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