The NERC Cover-Up Just Became a FERC Cover-Up The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just did an astonishing thing: They adopted the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) cover-up, making it officially a FERC cover-up. The issue? A large utility company endangered our lives with a massive cyber breach and the industry – and now…
Category: Grid Protection
EM Weekly: Interview of Thomas Popik
Todd DeVoe of EM Weekly interviews Thomas Popik from the Foundation for Resilient Societies. Many aspects of grid security, grid threats and grid protection discussed. EM WEEKLY’S PODCAST EP 63 How To Protect critical infrastructure 30 00:26:0630
STG Coalition Submits New EMP Commission Reports to FERC
Click here to read comments of Foundation for Resilient Societies Click here to read comments of Michael Mabee STG Coalition Acts on New EMP Commission Reports Members of the Secure The Grid Coalition (“STG Coalition”) wasted no time getting the new EMP Commission reports into the hands of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”). As…
Three New EMP Commission Reports Released
CLICK HERE for updated information! DoD Releases Three New EMP Commission Reports On May 8, 2018 the Department of Defense released three new EMP Commission reports. The “Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack” is a Congressional chartered commission that has been studying EMP, GMD and other threats to the electric…
Black Sky – every American needs to see this video
Black Sky “Black Sky” is a video by the Electric Infrastructure Security (EIS) Council. This is a critical message for America. The term “Black Sky” or “Black Sky Hazard” refers to an event that severely disrupts the normal functioning of our critical infrastructures. A Black Sky Hazard is a catastrophic event that severely disrupts the normal functioning…
Congressman Scott Perry Discusses Threats to the Electric Grid
Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy and Congressman Scott Perry, who represents the 4th District of Pennsylvania, discuss threats to the nation’s electric grid. Congressman Scott Perry is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member of the Committee on Homeland Security. Click Here…
Congress: Hold DHS Accountable for Protecting the Electric Grid
Hold DHS Accountable For Protecting the Electric Grid Recently, I asked the question: “Is DHS Dropping the Ball on Critical Infrastructure Protection?” On December 23, 2016, the provisions of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) were passed as section 1913 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. (Click here for the relevant 4…
Video: Dr. Peter Vincent Pry on Fox News April 22, 2018
Watch Dr. Peter Vincent Pry on Fox News Sunday April 22, 2018 discuss threats to the electric grid, North Korea, Iran and terrorism. Interviewed on Life, Liberty & Levin by Mark Levin. https://youtu.be/OKUkfFd7nss See more EMP and grid threat videos here.
The Electric Utility Industry Lacks Effective Regulation
FERC Must Hold Electric Utility Industry Accountable I previously described what smells like a electric utility industry cover-up of a massive cyber breach which endangered the electric grid – and endangered countless American lives. In sum, a large utility company exposed a massive amount of data that could enable hackers or state actors to gain…
A NERC Cover-Up? Who Put the Electric Grid at Risk?
A NERC Cover-Up? This incident has the olfactory bouquet of a NERC cover-up: On February 28, 2018 the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) submitted a proposed “Notice of Penalty” to the federal government against an “Unidentified Registered Entity.” This entity was responsible for a massive data breach that, according to NERC, posed a “serious…