E&E

Grid regulator hits utility with record $10M fine

Grid authorities have issued a record $10 million fine to an unidentified utility over more than 120 security violations spanning four years. Grid authorities have issued a record $10 million fine to ...
E&E

Duke agreed to pay record fine for lax security — sources

Duke Energy Corp. agreed to pay a record $10 million fine from regulators to settle 127 violations of security standards meant to protect the electric grid from catastrophic outages, according to ...
Business Wire

ArcSight Introduces New Protection Suite for NERC CIP Compliance to Safeguard Critical Electric Utility Control Systems, Power Generation Plants and Transmission Infrastructure

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArcSight, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARST), a leading global provider of compliance and security management solutions that protect enterprises and government agencies, today ...
Business Wire

Network Perception and NAES Corporation Partner to Streamline NERC CIP Audits of Energy Industry Networks

CHICAGO & ISSAQUAH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Network Perception, innovators of operational technology (OT) solutions that protect mission-critical assets, and NAES Corporation, the energy industry’s ...
Dark Reading

NERC Updates May Force Utility Companies into Better Cybersecurity

Breaches and incidents at utility and other energy-related companies have been rising faster than an electric bill in a Texas summer. In 2019, a power plant in Ukraine was attacked and the power went ...