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

E-ISAC CEO Manny Cancel said the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has inspired an "unprecedented" level of information sharing regarding cyber threats.

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.

Representatives from NERC and the federal government said that last year's GridEx VI has helped stakeholders prepare for the grid's current security threats.

Panelists at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit encouraged attendees to take an active role in pushing utilities to invest in cybersecurity.

NERC's GridEx VI security exercise tested utilities with an array of cybersecurity threats drawn from recent experiences.

Panelists at NERC's GridSecCon 2021 security conference discussed the rapidly growing threat from sophisticated cyberattackers targeting critical software.

Attendees at FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference discussed major challenges to electric reliability, including cybersecurity and climate change.

FERC accepted NERC's latest compliance filing, which updates the organization's rules while clarifying its relationship with the E-ISAC.

Extreme weather events fueled a five-year record in firm load shedding in 2020, according to NERC's latest State of Reliability Report.