The complexity of the smart grid introduces a cybersecurity challenge that isn't easy to overcome. The smart grid is unlike other critical information infrastructures in that millions of nodes located ...

A smart grid is a communication and information technology (IT) system used for consumption, delivery, and generation of power. It uses two-way communication to develop an automated and widely ...

Threats to America’s electric energy infrastructure are intensifying and increasingly diverse. In part, this trend reflects the sophisticated new attack capabilities that potential adversaries are ...

A massive power failure this time of year could leave millions of us in the dark ... possibly for a long time. A blackout that would be all the worse if it were the result of a deliberate attack. Chip ...

America’s power grid may be the nation’s proverbial Achilles heel. For over a decade, scientists and intelligence professionals have been shouting at the federal government to do something - anything ...

US energy industry regulators and analysts are increasingly repeating the same message: Grid operators need to unify their cybersecurity and physical security ...

Smart grids are slowly becoming part-and-parcel of the modern city, but what are the key factors to consider when protecting them? Smart grids provide a network for consumers and energy providers to ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Errol Southers, professor of national and homeland security at the University of Southern California about power grid security in the U.S. Thousands in North Carolina have ...

The bipartisan Grid Innovation Caucus plans to hold educational seminars and a Grid Innovation Expo to highlight emerging technologies and ensure the resiliency of the U.S. power network. A bipartisan ...

The topic du jour across government and the electricity industry is the smart grid and the amazing efficiencies it will bring to the nation. There’s also, however, a growing chorus about potential ...