GridEx III, a drill to test the emergency response capabilities of the North American high-voltage power grid, highlighted several vulnerabilities in the face of a simulated cyberattack.

The story of a cyberattack on three Ukrainian electricity distribution companies was detailed in a thorough report by NERC.

Amid increasing concern over threats to the nation’s power grid, NERC ran GridEx III, a rigorous, two-day drill that simulated terrorist attacks.

A key House committee approved what would be the first comprehensive energy legislation in eight years, but hopes for passage dimmed after amendments favored by the oil and gas industry and reductions in funding eroded bipartisan support.

SPP appointed former FBI agent Mark Bowling as its director of compliance and security.

FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that directs NERC to develop critical infrastructure protection rules for supply chain management.

A round-up of news from the MISO Board of Directors meeting on Feb. 26, 2015.

WASHINGTON -- A panel headed by former CIA and NSA chief Michael Hayden today recommended an expansion of the electric industry’s cybersecurity efforts, saying the current efforts by FERC and NERC fail to protect the distribution system.

At this year's NARUC winter meeting, Senators told state regulators they had little hope of passing comprehensive cybersecurity legislation or finding a solution for the nuclear waste stalemate this year.

Last month's GridEX II security drill was a valuable test of PJM’s emergency response procedures but lacked in realism, participants said.