Cybersecurity, Reliability & CIP

A conversation with the leader of PwC’s Cyber and Privacy Innovation Institute, Joe Nocera, with commentary by the leader of the firm’s U.S. Power and Utilities Industries Practice, Casey Herman.

“Network intrusion prevention with engineered hardware has tremendous value, ease of implementation, and low maintenance.”

The hardware threat and risk associated with various hardware components into the supply chain is the next area of focus for the industry.

The new normal of COVID-19 and pandemic-related health requirements has coincided with the new reality of increasing severe weather events and fires.

The new USAID-NARUC Cyber Guide is intended to assist regulators in defining tariffs by establishing a regulatory approach to enhance the cybersecurity stance of power systems.

“There is a chance we could be exposing the most sensitive, critical aspects of our grid to nations that might be contrary or hostile to the interest of the U.S. That is why the executive order is important.”

“We can take the software out of that device, analyze it, and tell you where it came from, concretely. We don’t need to take a vendor’s word for it. We can tell you what vulnerabilities are in there.”

How all of us can pitch in to help ensure our grid is cyber-secured.

By increasing collaboration, regulators are bolstering security and resilience of electric and gas sectors around the world.

NERC is interested in sharing how adversaries seek to do harm. At the centerpiece of this effort is NERC’s Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.