FERC approved a settlement between WECC and an unnamed entity in the Western Interconnection for violations of NERC’s CIP reliability standards.

FERC and NERC will no longer publicly post information about violations of the ERO’s Critical Infrastructure Protection standards.

The team working on revising two NERC reliability standards on cybersecurity is reviewing the latest round of comments

Responses to FERC’s NOI on potential gaps in NERC’s CIP standards reveal widespread reluctance on stakeholders toward enhancing the standards.

FERC accepted settlements by NERC between Texas RE and several entities, as well as one by WECC, for violations of FAC and CIP standards.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids agreed to join the Asset to Vendor Network for Power Utilities, a cybersecurity-focused information sharing network.

NERC CEO Jim Robb said the ERO will not request further delays for seven standards that were deferred earlier this year.

Balloting on the second draft of NERC’s proposed CIP standards for cloud computing will begin Sept. 11 after the first draft was rejected by stakeholders.

Comments on FERC’s proposals for encouraging cybersecurity investments reveal widespread misgivings about the commission’s framework.

Utilities looking to fortify their systems against cyberattacks must consider security measures in addition to NERC’s CIP standards.