Genetec has published a guide for utility companies on how to select a security system that supports compliance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection plan (CIP) of the North American Electric ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) includes the Energy & Utilities sector on its list of 16 critical infrastructure sectors that are so vital that any incapacitation or ...

The threat landscape for utility providers continues to evolve. Utilities are facing new security requirements, and over the years, the tools used for security have risen to the challenge. With recent ...

In response to the evolving threats to the nation's critical infrastructure, the Biden-Harris administration is calling for the utility sector to bolster its cybersecurity hygiene and posture. The ...

The United States energy and utilities sector is expected to be heavily targeted by adversaries in the remainder of 2023 and into the near future. Already, federal officials are concerned that if ...

Suppose the Wright brothers, before their first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on Dec. 17, 1903, had been able to assemble a band of suppliers interested in aviation. Things would have ...

In January, a cyberattack against water utilities in small Texas towns caused water to overflow in the city of Hale Center. “There were 37,000 attempts in four days to log in to our firewall,” Mike ...

The utility industry needs to be prepared to adapt at this time of uncertainty and change, rising prices, and international turmoil. However, it is becoming more challenging to comply with regulations ...

When Washington state utility executive Benjamin Beberness dug into what was behind the crippling cybersecurity blackout in Ukraine, the details were chilling, not only because of their malevolent ...

In July 2014, the Department of Homeland Security mandated that utilities meet requirements and measures outlined in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) critical ...

President Biden launched a cybersecuritytask force to support America’s water and wastewater sectors in late January. And rightly so — hackers around the world are already trying to breach wastewater ...