A major supplier of enterprise software has disclosed a long-term security breach, leaving the public and private sectors scrambling to respond.

Leaders of a U.S. Senate committee remain divided about the fate of the Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Members of the Reliability and Security Technical Committee heard updates on the upcoming GridEx VIII security exercise, and voted to approve a white paper and reliability guideline at their quarterly meeting.

The NERC board's Technology and Security Committee heard updates on the ERO's intentions for the use of artificial intelligence, along with threat information from the E-ISAC.

Leaders from the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center updated NERC trustees on the physical and cyber security threats facing electric utilities.

Outgoing E-ISAC CEO Manny Cancel reflects on the evolution of cyber and physical security over his time at the organization.

Michael Ball, senior vice president and chief security officer at Berkshire Hathaway Energy, will replace Manny Cancel as CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

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

China and other foreign actors remain committed to undermining the North American power grid, representatives of the E-ISAC said.

Panelists at GridSecCon agreed that keeping the electric grid secure and reliable is a top priority to ensuring the safety of the upcoming elections.