Cyberattacks on grid raise Congressional concern Due to several reports on cyberattacks on the U.S. electric grid, on August 13, 2018 Senator Edward Markey sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as well as several entities in the electric utility industry. In these…
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PG&E endangered the grid – and tried to cover it up
PG&E Endangered The Grid – And Endangered You Today the Wall Street Journal’s Rebecca Smith reported: “PG&E Identified as Utility That Lost Control of Confidential Information. As a result of 2016 failure, 30,000 records about PG&E’s cyber assets were exposed on the internet.” We have been talking about the NERC cover-up (and FERC cover up) for quite…
More New EMP Commission Reports Released
CLICK HERE for updated information! New EMP Commission reports: DoD takes their sweet time. Another three new EMP Commission reports saw the light of day this week after 11 months of sitting and gathering dust in the Department of Defense (DoD). Previously, the first three new EMP Commission reports were released on May 8, 2018. The reports…
Now It’s a FERC Cover-Up
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…
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…
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…
Frank Gaffney Interviews Dr. Peter Vincent Pry
Frank Gaffney of Secure Freedom Radio interviewed Dr. Peter Vincent Pry on March 28, 2018. Click Here to Listen. Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is the Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum, Served on the Congressional EMP Commission, the House Armed Services…
Grid Cybersecurity: The Critical Infrastructures Are Under Attack
Click Here for PDF Copy COMMENTS OF MICHAEL MABEE Submitted to FERC on March 25, 2018 Michael Mabee respectfully submits comments on FERC Docket No. RM17-13-000, Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards. Background: I am a private citizen with expertise on emergency preparedness, specifically on community preparedness for a long-term power outage….
The Fight for Electric Grid Cyber Security
“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 Recently I wrote about our campaign to fight for electric grid cyber security. The battle played out last week before an obscure federal…