Panelists from the FBI and E-ISAC warned on Tuesday that insider threats represent a much broader category than many utilities are prepared to deal with.

FERC accepted penalties against a number of entities, including Entergy and the Tennessee Valley Authority, for violations of NERC reliability standards.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is leading to budget savings across the ERO Enterprise that have been welcomed by NERC and the regional entities.

Less than two months after taking over the footprint of FRCC, SERC is planning changes to its board structure and operations, CEO Jason Blake said.

SERC Reliability used part of its quarterly open forum to provide lessons learned from a series of attacks on Arkansas’ power grid in 2013.

NERC has changed the scheduled rollout of its Align software program, with TRE and MRO turning the switch on “Release 1” in September.

NERC and the regional entities are proposing almost $207 million in spending in 2020, a 3.8% increase, while assessments are projected to increase by 2.9%.

FERC approved SERC Reliability as the regional entity for all of Florida, replacing Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC).

SERC Reliability Corp. on Monday announced Jason Blake, vice president and general counsel of ReliabilityFirst, as its new CEO, effective Nov. 15.

SERC Reliability Corp. on Monday announced Jason Blake, vice president and general counsel of ReliabilityFirst, as its new CEO, effective Nov. 15.