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NRC Updates Guidance on Cybersecurity Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 2/27/2023

After 13 years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued revised guidance for cybersecurity programs for nuclear power reactors. All nuclear power reactor owners must review the NRC’s latest guidance and confirm their...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 26

Dechert LLP on 1/20/2023

Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure - The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more

NRC Provides Details on ‘Information-Sharing Agreements’ for CUI

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 12/21/2022

On December 8, the NRC issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2022-03 detailing its plans regarding the use of “Information-Sharing Agreements” to share controlled unclassified information (CUI) with non-executive branch...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

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Invests Heavily in Cybersecurity

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/1/2021

On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), unleashing over $1 trillion of federal money to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure and fund other key programs...more

Biden Administration Issues National Security Memorandum Shortly after the House Passes Three Bills Aimed at Cybersecurity in the...

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/2/2021

The federal government is seeking to increase cybersecurity in critical infrastructure industries through the implementation of a voluntary Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative (Initiative), while the US House...more

FERC Takes Action to Encourage Cybersecurity Investments

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/9/2021

Building off its White Paper issued last summer, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) has proposed changes to its regulations that would encourage more robust investment in cybersecurity...more

FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity Investment Incentives

Troutman Pepper on 12/28/2020

On December 17, 2020, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to revise its regulations to establish incentives for public utilities to make certain cybersecurity investments that go beyond the current...more

NIST Leads the Way on “Smart Grid Interoperability and Cybersecurity” as well as “Smart and Secure Cities”

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/15/2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continues to focus on cybersecurity risks in key areas like Smart Grid and Smart Cities. NIST kicks off a two day workshop from Nov. 13-14, 2018, focusing on key...more

Energy Sector: Hit Hard and Worried

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/2/2018

One only needs to read the headlines to understand that critical infrastructure in the U.S., including the energy sector, is an obvious target for malicious actors....more

NIST Issues Energy Sector Asset Management Project

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/2/2018

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the energy sector relies on industrial control systems assets to “generate, view article transmit, and distribute power and to drill, produce, refine,...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #5

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/30/2018

Power Company Fined for Contractor Copying Data to its Own Insecure Network - Vendor management continues to be a problem for all industries, but some are scarier than others. The North American Electric Reliability Corp....more

Cyber Week in Preview: SEC Hack, Equifax CEO on Hot Seat and Energy Sector Cyber Spend

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 9/25/2017

As we start the new week, a recap of major cybersecurity developments: Equifax CEO Faces Senate Committee – Senate staffers are busy readying cross examination scripts for the testimony next week of Equifax Inc. Chief...more

Trump Executive Order Addresses Executive Branch, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Dechert LLP on 5/24/2017

President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on May 11, 2017 aimed at “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure” (the “Order”). The Order mandates federal governmental review of...more

Task Force Report and NIST Revisions Highlight Need for Increased Private-Sector Cybersecurity Efforts

King & Spalding on 3/7/2017

New technologies enhance the capabilities and efficiency of the energy industry. But these technologies also bring increasing cyber risks to the industry, the economy, and national security. Recognizing that critical energy...more

Disclosure Of Numerous Hacks At The U.S. Department Of Energy Renews Cybersecurity Concerns In The Energy Sector

King & Spalding on 9/18/2015

Records produced by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to USA TODAY under a Freedom of Information Act request revealed over 150 successful cyber intrusions into DOE computer systems between 2010 and 2014. Concerns about...more

NIST issues Cybersecurity Practice Guide for Electric Utilities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/31/2015

Yesterday, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence issued its NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, Draft Special Publication 1800-2 “Identity and Access Management for Electric Utilities.” The Guide is a result of...more

NIST Guide Highlights Cybersecurity Considerations for Utilities and Manufacturing Companies

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/24/2015

In 2013 alone, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) responded to more than 256 cyber-incident reports—more than half of them in the energy...more

FERC, NERC and Business Blackout: New CIP Standards and Fictional Cyber Attacks

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/28/2015

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) July 16, 2015, proposing to approve various Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards proposed by the North...more

German Parliament's IT-Security Act Covers Critical Infrastructure

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/19/2015

On June 12, 2015, the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) passed an Act to Improve the Security of Information Technology Systems ("IT-Security Act"). The new legislation requires operators of so-called critical...more

Department of Energy Invites Cybersecurity Comments

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/20/2014

In a Federal Register notice to be officially published Friday, June 20, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) is inviting public participation in its efforts to develop a guidance document entitled “Energy Sector Framework...more

NIST Cybersecurity Framework – What It Is and What It Means for the Energy Industry

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/17/2014

The federal government’s long-awaited Cybersecurity Framework offers promising tools for energy companies to manage their cybersecurity risk, but leaves many questions unanswered. The National Institute of Standards and...more

Federal Cybersecurity Initiatives Demand Vigilance of Communication and Energy Infrastructure Owners and Operators

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/13/2013

Cybersecurity initiatives are moving rapidly within the federal government and require owners and operators of critical infrastructure – including in particular Communication and Energy Systems, and those who supply and...more

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