The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Healthcare Co.’s Coding Error Allegedly PHI-cilitates...more
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
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
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
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
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Submits Comment on the Preliminary Draft for the NIST Privacy Framework - On October 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that...more
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
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Evaluates Advances in Face Recognition Software - On November 30, 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") published a...more
A Note from the Editors - Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox. This month’s features include:...more
The state of New Hampshire recently enacted House Bill 322 (“HB 322”), which requires the Department of Education (“DOE”) to implement additional procedures to protect student and teacher data from security breaches. Those...more