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    Grid Innovations

    DOE Funding Advanced Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Energy Infrastructure

    Jan. 18, 2024
    The $30 million funding for cyber tools is in support of CESER’s work to develop new technology to protect clean energy infrastructure from cyber threats.
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    Grid Security

    DOE Announces $70 Million Research Funding for Cyber and Physical Threats

    Jan. 9, 2024
    This new competitive funding opportunity will be available to public and private sector stakeholders, universities, and DOE’s National Laboratories and will help advance next-...
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    Substations

    Terrorists and Fools Threaten Energy Infrastructure

    Feb. 21, 2023
    Protecting infrastructure from extreme weather events is difficult. Protecting it from both cyber and physical threats is just as hard, possibly more unpredictable, and infuriating...
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    Grid Security

    Better Include Physical Security With Cybersecurity

    Jan. 5, 2023
    After the North Carolina attack, it’s going to be more difficult to adequately define criticality.
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    Substations

    Duke Substations Damaged by Vandalism, Causing 45K to Lose Power

    Dec. 5, 2022
    The company experienced multiple equipment failures affecting substations leaving about 45,000 customers without power in Moore County, North Carolina.
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    Grid Security

    Unlock CIP-014 For Comprehensive Security

    Feb. 6, 2024
    Although NERC CIP-014 applies to critical infrastructure, it has great value as a foundation for building resiliency plans for all substations.
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    Grid Security

    Strengthening the Cyber Resilience of a Renewable-Heavy Grid

    Jan. 3, 2024
    We need device-level security requirements for inverters and other grid components that pose special risks of exploitation for catastrophic or more targeted attacks.
    Grid Security

    Planning for Tomorrow Today: Reducing the Power Grid’s Vulnerability

    Dec. 19, 2023
    Utilities may find in their required 30- and 60-month security reevaluations that more substations need physical security measures or protection that goes beyond wall structures...
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    Grid Security

    How Much CIP Security is Good Enough?

    Nov. 29, 2023
    Any discussion around security and how much is good enough for utilities is framed by standards, how well those standards are implemented, and risk.