Enemy states and terrorist groups increasingly are developing the means to wage an attack on a nation’s power grid just as electric companies are relying more on automated information technology.

The U.S. power sector marked a sober milestone last week as an anonymous Western utility became the first to report a malicious “cyber event” disrupting grid operations. As details of the attack ...

Sophisticated cyber threats continuously threaten critical power infrastructure and are intent on causing widespread disruptions. As reliance on the ...

Grids are becoming smart in every part of the world, although some countries invest more than others in modernizing their electricity networks. According to online data portal statista, cumulative ...

Key security issues still need to be addressed as IT is integrated into the nation’s electricity infrastructure, according to a recent report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO ...

Cybersecurity researchers from four universities and one utility company are working together as part of a Department of Energy (DoE) Center for Securing Electric Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS) to ...

The demand for public grid data to spur renewable energy development has raised a thorny question: Can utilities and regulators shield sensitive information from hackers while speeding up the ...

Critical Infrastructure Attacked? Due to its sudden, coordinated nature, a massive blackout in Spain and Portugal was initially suspected to be a cyberattack. However, early forensic analysis points ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Power grids around the country remain vulnerable to cyber attacks, but the New York Assembly passed legislation Wednesday that would take steps to protect the state’s energy ...

FOCOL Holdings’ top executive last night warned of the cyber threats facing The Bahamas’ energy grid and electricity infrastructure as they become increasingly digitised. Dexter Adderley, FOCOL ...