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Cybersecurity and Solar Power Vulnerability

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/11/2025

As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more

Cybersecurity & the Digital Transformation: Key Considerations for Vendor Agreements in the Energy Industry

Morgan Lewis on 12/22/2023

The energy industry faces unique challenges when it comes to cybersecurity and working with vendors on digital transformation projects. Energy is one of the “critical infrastructure sectors” identified in Presidential Policy...more

U.S. Electrical Grid and Renewables – Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/2/2023

As discussed previously in this blog, physical attacks against substations have been on the rise. However, the U.S. power grid is also vulnerable to cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries, which includes hostile foreign...more

Recommendations for Managing Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Sector

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/25/2023

In the hyper-connected era of smart manufacturing, accelerated by “Industry 4.0,” the manufacturing sector is undergoing a digital revolution. By leveraging technologies such as advanced automation, artificial intelligence,...more

Power Grids and Points of Vulnerability: Keeping the Lights on Amid Cybersecurity Concerns

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 6/8/2023

Although that new smart refrigerator might seem like a fun gadget and great way to sync up grocery lists, smart appliances have the potential to become vectors in malicious power grid attacks. Or what about the increasingly...more

CISA, FBI, and DOE Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory in Light of Increased Threats to Energy Sector’s Cybersecurity

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 4/22/2022

On March 24, 2022, the Department of Justice unsealed two indictments charging four Russian government employees in two hacking campaigns that targeted critical infrastructure in the energy sector. We cover these indictments...more

Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy

Opportune LLP on 4/7/2022

Glenn Hartfiel, Principal, and Geoff Yut, Consultant, at Opportune LLP discuss why recent geopolitical events are heightening the need for the implementation of improved cybersecurity measures in the energy industry, why...more

Recent Warnings Highlight Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure

Perkins Coie on 3/30/2022

The U.S. government has steadily increased its warnings about malicious cyber activity by Russia and other sophisticated persistent adversaries. Following several warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and...more

[Webinar] Keeping the Lights On: Cyber Threat, Vulnerability, and Oversight Considerations for the Energy Sector - April 7th,...

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/24/2022

What cyber threats are unique to the energy sector? Our Energy Transition Webinar Series continues on April 7 when McDermott Partners Scott Ferber and Carl J. Fleming host two principals in cybersecurity and privacy at PwC,...more

Mitigating Energy Sector Risks Through Cyberinsurance

Morgan Lewis on 3/16/2022

Energy companies in the power and oil and gas sectors are leading targets of cyberattacks, as threats to critical infrastructure systems continue to rise. A 2021 report by a third-party cyberrisk company found that a quarter...more

NRC Issues Guidance Update to Cybersecurity Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 3/15/2022

The NRC held a public meeting on March 4 to discuss the issuance for public comment of draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-5061, Revision 1, Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors. DG-5061, Revision 1 would revise...more

Cybersecurity 2022 – The Year in Preview: Continued Threats to Nation’s Energy Supply as Regulators Race to Keep Up

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 2/2/2022

Continued Threats of Ransomware Attacks - As we reported in our 2021 Year in Preview series, we began 2021 anticipating that ransomware would be a serious threat to critical energy infrastructure. These concerns were...more

House of Reps, TSA Tackle Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry

Pierce Atwood LLP on 7/23/2021

This week, the House of Representatives approved three measures aimed at improving cybersecurity in the energy industry...more

FERC and NERC Publish Whitepaper on SolarWinds and Related Supply Chain Compromise

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/8/2021

On July 6, 2021, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) issued a whitepaper...more

Energy + Cybersecurity: What's In the Pipeline? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 23]

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/7/2021

You may have heard about recent cyberattacks on utility companies that resulted in large ransoms being paid and our nation’s critical utility infrastructure being compromised. In this episode of More with McGlinchey, Kristi...more

Longing For A Digital Twin: What The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Can Teach Us About Planning For Uncertainty

Opportune LLP on 5/28/2021

Find out why the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack reinforces the need for modeling and creating a digital twin of a supply chain, which can go a long way in planning for uncertainty....more

Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Cybersecurity for Pipelines and LNG Facilities

Perkins Coie on 5/18/2021

Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its East Coast pipeline on May 7, 2021, in an effort to contain a security breach resulting from a ransomware attack. Colonial’s pipeline is one of the nation’s largest and carries...more

Cyberattack Shuts Down Cross-Country Gas Pipeline System

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 5/11/2021

It was not a matter of if, but when. On Friday, Colonial Pipeline Company, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, closed its entire 5,500-mile pipeline system that carries liquid fuels, including gasoline, from the Gulf Coast of...more

SAP Issues Cybersecurity Alert: What You Can Do To Protect Your ERP

Opportune LLP on 4/21/2021

Here’s how the SAP Community can mitigate the risk of a widespread cybersecurity incident involving their SAP systems....more

Cybersecurity 2021 – The Year in Preview: Ransomware, the Latest Threat to the Nation’s Energy Supply

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/17/2020

Editors’ Note: This is the first in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. The Growing Threat of Ransomware - According to media reports,...more

Senate Energy Natural Resources Committee Examines Cyberattack Readiness of the US Bulk-Power System

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/18/2020

On August 5, 2020, members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee questioned witnesses from the power industry and the federal government about the readiness of the United States bulk-power system (BPS) for a...more

Is the U.S. Energy Sector Prepared for a Cyber Attack?

King & Spalding on 12/30/2019

In October 2019, the Ponemon Institute and Siemens released their joint report assessing the state of cybersecurity in the energy sector. The report, “Caught in the Crosshairs: Are Utilities Keeping Up with the Industrial...more

Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: The Energy Sector’s Growing Vulnerability to Cyberattack

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/17/2019

Editors’ Note: This is the second in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA. Up next: a look into how...more

India’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Endures Cyberattack

Morgan Lewis on 11/6/2019

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) announced on October 30 that the malware “Dtrack” had been found on the administrative network of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in early September 2019. KKNPP is...more

Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/1/2019

CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of electric utilities, and oil and gas companies. ...more

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