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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) LS Energy Solutions (“LS-ES”), a leading provider of grid-connected energy storage solutions, announces.
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Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack Rattles Power Industry, Renews Vulnerability Concerns
A ransomware incident on May 7 that prompted Colonial Pipeline Co., owner of the nation’s largest refined products pipeline, to proactively shut it down underscores the punch cyberthreats can pose to organizations, “regardless of size or sector,” the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned.
Five days after Colonial Pipeline first learned it was the victim of a cyberattack, the Alpharetta, Georgia-headquartered company continued to restore operations on the 5,500-mile pipeline, which transports more about 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast from refineries primarily in the Gulf Coast. The White House on Monday said the Biden administration was
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This is one of four articles related to the 2021 State of the Electric Utility Survey Report. To see the other articles and download the report, visit our State of the Electric Utility landing page.
Power companies are more focused than ever on cybersecurity, and experts say results of Utility Dive s 8th annual State of the Electric Utility (SEU) survey show an industry working to better secure the grid. But they also say the responses reveal cause for concern including the potential for misplaced utility efforts and under-investment in emerging technologies Overall, the U.S. electric power industry is doing a good job of addressing known cybersecurity threats, said independent utility security consultant Tom Alrich. But he also questioned the focus many utilities have on securing information networks amid a growing threat to operational technology and industrial control networks.
Experts say it was disappointing to see there were no funds set aside to defend systems critical to everyday life from hackers, particularly as the proposal calls for things like $100 billion for improving grid resiliency, the creation of new jobs, and developing more clean electricity.
“It is a bit of an eyesore of not seeing a more prominent listing of cybersecurity in this, but I think there will be more to come,” said Tobias Whitney, vice president of Energy Security Solutions at Fortress Information Security, which works with grid operators.
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The cybersecurity of the grid has become an area of increasing concern in recent years as hackers have ratcheted up efforts to target critical systems. Those efforts accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.