Senate Homeland Security Hearing Discusses Nuclear EMP Threat from Iran and North Korea
On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, the Full Senate Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Senator Ron…
Secure the Grid
Next Blackout-Could Cost You a Trillion Dollars
James Jay Carafano for The PJ Tatler Okay, so we know the US electrical gets…
Ex-CIA: Cyber Blackout Shows What Enemy Could Do
WASHINGTON – While some experts believe there was nothing malicious about the more than three-hour…
Maine Voices: Solar storm risk to our state’s electric grid is a pre-Katrina moment
Andrea Boland for Portland Press Herald The Maine Legislature has done its work to address…
FBI investigating vandalism of Bay Area fiber-optic cables
From LA Times by Matt Hamilton The FBI is investigating the severing Tuesday of a…
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act Passes House Homeland Security Committee
From the Office of Congressman Trent Franks: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Committee on Homeland…
U.S. Power Grid Being Hit With ‘Increasing’ Hacking Attacks, Government Warns
Adam Kredo for Free Beacon Major attacks on the U.S. power grid system are “increasing,”…
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act at Risk of Being Watered Down
Upon learning of attempts by the electrical utility lobby groups to water down the Critical…
Commentary: Maine Utilities Should Act Now to Protect Grid from Solar Storms
Central Maine Power and Emera Maine have a history of padding their profits at ratepayer…
Electrical Utility Lobbyists Oppose Protecting Maine’s Grid
In a recent article at Seacoast Online, a utility regulatory expert and a former Maine…
FARC takes down Buenaventura Grid
FARC rebels recently took out the power of a strategic port city in Colombia by…
National Security Community Asks for Executive Action on Electrical Grid Security
On May 14, a bi-partisan group of over 30 former high-level military, intelligence, national security…