Author Archives: Constance Douris, M.A.
Electricity Delivery Is An Open Target For Cyber Threats (From The National Interest) The electric grid often utilizes industrial control systems to automate generation, transmission and distribution. As utilities adopt digital technologies to keep up with electricity demand and consumption, cyber attack vulnerabilities increase and new entry points emerge. Many public utilities commissions [Read More...]
Danger! Virus Discovered That Targets America’s Electrical Grid (From The National Interest) Two security firms, ESET and Dragos, released reports about the discovery of a virus that aims to damage equipment on any nation’s electric grid. The virus is called Industroyer, also known as “Crash Override,” and targets computers that control [Read More...]
Wanted: Federal Legislation To Access Electricity Data & Protect Grid From Cyber Threats There are many state rules and regulations governing electricity usage data access and cybersecurity for the electric grid. Congress should play a more proactive role on these issues by passing legislation that allows for some uniformity across the nation to [Read More...]
Balancing Access to Electricity Data and Privacy Concerns Digital technology is deployed on the electric grid to make it “smarter,” allowing two-way communication and the transferring of data. This information enables customers to manage electricity costs, makes the grid more reliable, and provides third party providers with the [Read More...]
Utilities Should Sell Customer Electricity Data Digital technology is deployed on the electric grid to make it “smarter,” allowing two-way communication and the transferring of data. This enables customers to manage electricity costs and make the grid more reliable. Since new data is collected from sensors [Read More...]
VIDEOS: CAPITOL HILL EVENT – Army Rapid Equipping Forum – 2.27.17 The Lexington Institute organized a Capitol Hill forum on Monday, February 27th to discuss U.S. Army rapid equipping needs. Topics discussed at this forum included enhanced lethality, force protection, aviation upgrades, battlefield communications, and electronic warfare. Click on the names [Read More...]
Why The Pentagon Needs To Leverage National Guard Cyber Skills (From The National Interest) A successful cyberattack on computer systems that control the U.S. electric grid could cause a long-term blackout and disrupt critical services in the government and private sector, such as the water operations and food supply. Not to mention the local [Read More...]
California Aims To Incentivize Utilities To Adopt Third-Party Energy Resources EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Click here to download the full study as PDF. California’s ambitious policy goals of reducing greenhouse emissions and increasing renewable resources could be assisted by third-party energy sources. Distributed energy resources are defined as renewable generation sources, energy [Read More...]
Superpowered: How Nuclear Power Transformed America’s Navy (From The National Interest) Aircraft carriers and submarines are considered some of the most sophisticated weapons in the U.S. arsenal. As a result, they became symbols of American power projection. Without nuclear energy, however, submarines and aircraft carriers would be limited in their operational [Read More...]
CAPITOL HILL EVENT – Army Rapid Equipping Forum – 2.27.17 The Lexington Institute is organizing a Capitol Hill forum on Monday, February 27th to discuss U.S. Army rapid equipping needs. Topics that will be discussed at this forum include enhanced lethality, force protection, aviation upgrades, battlefield communications, and electronic warfare. [Read More...]