Cybersecurity hearing reveals that little has been done in past decade On February 14, 2019 The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing entitled: “Hearing to Consider the Status and Outlook for Cybersecurity Efforts in the Energy Industry.” Unfortunately, the testimony from the people who are supposed to be protecting the electric…
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection and Resilience Guidelines for Critical Infrastructure and Equipment Department of Homeland Security, National Coordinating Center for Communications (NCC). National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection and Resilience Guidelines for Critical Infrastructure and Equipment Version 2.2 – 5 February 2019 Guidelines are subject to change…
NERC Coverup Introduction “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis In an official assessment to the U.S. Congress released on January 29, 2019, the U.S. Intelligence Community confirmed that the U.S….
FERC is a Failed Regulatory Agency The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has failed to protect the American people, specifically from threats to the electric grid. We need a new breed of Commissioner. Thomas Popik, Chairman of the New Hampshire based Foundation for Resilient Societies, is just who we need. For the past 15 years,…
. CLICK FOR PDF COPY January 30, 2019 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski, ChairmanThe Honorable Joe Manchin III, Ranking MemberU.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources304 Dirksen Senate BuildingWashington, DC 20510 Dear Senators Murkowski and Manchin I am writing in regard to the systemic coverup of electric grid standard violations by the utility industry and…
The last three unclassified EMP Commission Reports were finally approved for publication by DoD on Monday “Nuclear EMP Attack Scenarios and Combined-Arms Cyber Warfare” “Political-Military Motives for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack” “Foreign Views of Electromagnetic Pulse Attack” There is a disingenuous note by the Department of Defense (DoD) that states that the reports were “cleared for…
. After the Great Northeast Blackout of 2003, getting a “Transmission Vegetation Management” standard took over a decade. Now there is evidence of another NERC cover up “Transmission Vegetation Management” may seem to be a mundane topic, but there has been some extraordinary recent news in the region that comprises the Western Interconnection of the…
Has Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur – and the rest of FERC – dropped the ball on grid security? Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur joined the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in July of 2010. Another interesting thing happened in July of 2010: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) started covering up the names of entities that violate…
Randy Powers of Practical Prepping Period recently interviewed me for his show. We talked for a long time. Here is the second part. (for the first part CLICK HERE.) We talk about threats to the electric grid, civil defense and emergency preparedness! Michael Mabee of the Secure The Grid Coalition and Prepping for a Suburban or…
. . More Details Emerging on the Electric Grid Cyber Cover-Up The deeper we dive into the electric grid cyber cover-up, the more disturbing it becomes. In the last 5 years (2014-2018), there have been 53 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dockets involving 81 “Unidentified Registered Entities.” These all allege violations of Critical Infrastructure Protection…