Two teenage boys jumped a security fence at a research reactor in the San Francisco Bay Area, but there was no threat to the facility that uses highly enriched uranium that could be used to make a nuclear bomb.

How can the U.S. strengthen the defense and resilience of critical water and electric infrastructure against cyber and physical attacks? 

The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) has named Marcus Sachs as its new chief security officer. 

As CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the organization charged with overseeing the reliability and security of the North American grid, I am deeply concerned about the shifting risk landscape facing the power industry. Conventional risks include randomized events such as extreme weather and equipment failures, while the emerging risks that could result from the intentional actions of unknown adversaries are asymmetrical and much less known. We are often left to imagine scenarios that might occur from such attacks and prepare to avoid or mitigate the consequences.

The Department of Energy is launching an initiative to enhance cyber security on the electric grid.