As part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to align energy cybersecurity efforts across the country, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has funded the release of a set of energy distribution cybersecurity baselines for...more
3/7/2024
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Utilities Sector
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
4/22/2022
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Joe Biden ,
Mitigation ,
Popular ,
Russia
According to media reports, ransomware attacks against the manufacturing industry have more than tripled compared with last year. This dramatic rise in cyberattacks poses serious concerns about the vulnerability of critical...more
12/18/2020
/ Bulk Electric System ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Information Technology ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Power Grid ,
Ransomware ,
Trump Administration
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
12/17/2020
/ Bulk Electric System ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Information Technology ,
NERC ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Ransomware ,
Trump Administration
On July 31, the Massachusetts Legislature passed H.4857, An Act to Advance Clean Energy.” The bill, released late on July 30, was the result of a compromise between the Senate’s broad, omnibus bill passed in early June and...more