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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

CISA’s Proposed Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements Would Hit a Range of Industries and Sectors

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/1/2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is publishing a proposed rule (Proposal or NPRM) that will require broad segments of industry to meet onerous and quick...more

U.S. Department of Energy Releases Cybersecurity Baselines for Utilities and DERs

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on 3/7/2024

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

White House Issues First-of-its-Kind Executive Order on AI

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 11/1/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“Order”) that drastically increased the U.S. government’s engagement with artificial intelligence (“AI”). The sweeping Order touches on everything from bias in...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

Physical and Cyber-Attacks on Energy Infrastructure Expected to Continue

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on 5/4/2023

Over the past several years, the energy sector has become a prime target for hacking and ransomware attacks, with over 40 attacks on the industry since 2017. Cyber attacks have only continued to rise, with a record high of...more

The Pipeline to Cyber Resilience: Biden’s Blueprint for Secure Digital Infrastructure

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 3/14/2023

After a rash of significant cybersecurity breaches and ransomware attacks affecting a wide set of industries, ranging from pipelines to technology companies, the Biden administration released its much-anticipated National...more

[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

HaystackID on 8/8/2022

Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

Industry Highlights NIST Cybersecurity Framework’s Value as NIST Weighs a Potential Update

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/23/2022

Public comments in an ongoing cybersecurity proceeding at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highlight the utility of a foundational cybersecurity document while also providing suggestions for its...more

Industry Urges NIST to Preserve Key Attributes in Updating its Cybersecurity Framework

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/13/2022

Public comments on updating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST), the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), highlight private and public sector interest in this core...more

U.S. Government Details Prolonged Cyber Scheme by Russian State Actors Targeting the Energy Sector

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/26/2022

Last month, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a joint advisory providing “information on multiple...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

U.S. Dept. of Energy Seeks Comment on Updated Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/1/2021

Shortly before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for public comment on Version 2.0 of its Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2), which DOE released in July 2021 to help organizations...more

Energy and Infrastructure Companies Need to Know about the DOE’s and Other Agencies’ Focus on Cybersecurity

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/19/2021

On March 18, 2021, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced three new research programs that are “designed to safeguard and protect the U.S. energy...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

Avoid a Fall Out with the Feds: Planning for Increased Cyber Regulations

Bracewell LLP on 5/18/2021

The cyber landscape is changing once again, in terms of impact, policy and potential exposure. In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, the Biden administration released a long-awaited Executive Order intended to strengthen...more

U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Comments on Securing Electric Infrastructure from Attacks from Foreign Adversaries

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/27/2021

On April 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) called for public comments on policies that the Administration should pursue to secure the U.S. electric grid from exploitation and attack by foreign adversaries. The DOE...more

U.S. Department of Energy Revokes December 2020 Prohibition Order Regarding Bulk-Power System Electric Equipment, Issues...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/26/2021

On April 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the “Department”) issued an order revoking its Prohibition Order Securing Critical Defense Facilities, issued December 17, 2020. DOE’s actions come exactly 90 days...more

White House And Congress Support Improved Cyber Resilience In The Energy Sector

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/12/2021

Bottom Line Up Front: The Department of Energy (DOE) will implement new cybersecurity programs to enhance energy sector resilience. DOE’s announcement coincides with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s support...more

DOE Announces New Programs to Develop Safeguards Against Physical and Cyber Threats to the U.S. Energy System

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/19/2021

On March 18, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER) announced “three new research programs to safeguard the U.S. energy system from growing cyber and...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 25, July 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/8/2020

Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline - "The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more

Securing the U.S. Power Grid: President and Commerce Department Sound the Alarm

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/7/2020

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 139201 on May 1, 2020, declaring a national emergency in order to secure the nation's bulk-power system. The president's order explains that such systems are threatened by foreign...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/18/2020

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions ‘Flatlined’ Last Year, IEA Says, Raising Hopes About Climate - "Global emissions remained at approximately 33 gigatonnes in 2019 despite the world economy growing by 2.9%, the IEA said." ...more

Cybersecurity and the Electric Grid – New GAO Report Identifies Actions Needed to Address Cybersecurity Risks

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/7/2019

The United States Government Accounting Office (GAO) recently issued a report on the cybersecurity risks facing the electric grid. The GAO reviewed the cybersecurity of the electric grid to determine the risks and challenges...more

New TSA Cybersecurity Roadmap States Specific Requirements for Pipeline Industry - White House, DoD and Congress Remain Focused on...

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/17/2018

• The pipeline sector is a crucial aspect of the nation's economic and national security. While the sector has a host of regulators on various aspects of the industry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S....more

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