NERC released an industry survey on emerging security risks to the grid, along with material helping owners of inverter-based resources register with the ERO.

FERC approved a proposed standard to require internal network security monitoring at high- and medium-impact grid cyber systems while ordering further modifications.

NERC's Standards Committee moved forward with multiple standards development projects, while rejecting one standard request as proposed by a development team.

Texas RE's manager of CIP compliance monitoring said humans remain the most important factor in a utility's cybersecurity approach.

NERC's Standards Committee agreed to post several standards projects for industry comment, though members expressed concern about a plan to compress their timelines.

Presenters at a Texas RE webinar focused on helping newly registered entities with the most frequently seen violations among utilities in similar circumstances.

Entities reported three attempted cyber intrusions to the E-ISAC in 2024, and NERC said the incidents showed attackers are growing their capabilities.

Representatives of electric utilities and manufacturers provided feedback on proposed supply chain risk management standards at a workshop hosted by FERC and NERC.

NERC's trustees took action on a number of standards items, along with multiple organizational items, in the last board meeting of 2024.