November 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

MISO Tariff Changes Target Cybersecurity Data Sharing
MISO has drafted proposed Tariff changes that would allow it to share more information on significant cyberattacks with the federal government.
Canadians Seek Inclusion in Cybersecurity Meetings
Canadian Electricity Association CEO Sergio Marchi complained that he and other Canadian stakeholders have been excluded from cybersecurity briefings.
National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center
DHS: 2017 Russian Probes Hit Hundreds of Energy Cos.
Russian hackers gained the ability to manipulate U.S. utilities’ industrial control systems in a campaign that compromised 100's of energy companies.
Federal Official Warns MISO of Growing Cyber Threats
A Homeland Security official told MISO stakeholders that cyberattacks will escalate in the future and the RTO and its members will be prime targets.
FERC Seeks Supply Chain Protection Against Cyber Threats
FERC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that directs NERC to develop critical infrastructure protection rules for supply chain management.
Superconductor to Strengthen Chicago Grid Against Attack
ComEd is teaming with an engineering company to boost the reliability of Chicago’s electrical grid and protect it against terrorism by installing three miles of superconductor cable beneath the city’s Loop district.
Grid Exercise `Like a Disaster Movie’
Last month's GridEX II security drill was a valuable test of PJM’s emergency response procedures but lacked in realism, participants said.
NERC Conducts 2nd Grid Security Drill
More than 1,800 people from 200 industry and government organizations, including PJM, took part in NERC’s 2-day cyber and physical security drill Nov 13-14.

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