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FERC Implementing New Cyber Security Regulations For Electrical Grid Supply Chain

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 25th, 2018

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FERC Implementing New Cyber Security Regulations For Electrical Grid Supply Chain

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is implementing new security standards for the energy sector intended to improve the cyber resiliency of the electrical grid supply chain.Guidelines for the new cyber risk management framework were posted Thursday, and FERC has proposed moving up the deadline to implement the new security requirements by six months to address software vulnerability and potential theft concerns.“The global supply chain provides the opportunity for significant benefits to customers, including low cost, interoperability, rapid innovation, a variety…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

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Congress

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