Corporate security director writes in a private memo that the company is “years away” from robust security at PG&E electric substations. An internal Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation memo obtained by NBC Bay Area shows the company is years away from promised security upgrades …
By John Romanowich Electrical substations present many unique challenges, ranging from theft, vandalism and safety concerns to complying with increasingly enforced regulations from the National Electrical Reliability Commission’s (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) program. While the threat of terrorist activity to disrupt the nation’s …
ALBANY—The methods that have been used to attack U.S. power grids have been as rudimentary as firing rifles at substations, and as sophisticated as a computer virus designed to shutter power plants across entire regions. Those physical and cyber vulnerabilities are the Achilles heel …
WASHINGTON – A leaked internal memorandum from the company running the electrical transformers near San Jose, California, that were attacked by snipers in April 2013 admits it is “years away” from promised upgrades, raising serious concerns about the security of other critical electrical transformers …
