NERC CEO Jim Robb said he felt “sobered by the amount of work in front of us” but confident the ERO can address the grid’s “hyper complex risk environment.”

NERC submitted a compliance filing that seeks to reassure FERC about the fairness of the E-ISAC's industry outreach efforts.

Speakers at NERC’s annual GridSecCon security conference on urged their colleagues to get involved in the E-ISAC biennial GridEx security exercise.

NERC has begun planning for next year’s GridEx VII security exercise and is expecting a boost in attendance after participation dropped off last year.

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.

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

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and NERC CEO Jim Robb discussed the challenges of climate change and cybersecurity on the second day of GridSecCon 2021.