As we arrive at the first quarter halfway point of 2016, the electricity sector again sees itself in the newspapers. So far this year, we have seen the media fallout of the Ukraine grid-attack, rise of the BlackEnergy malware (first reported in 2007) This is all happening while industry implements and readies their NERC CIP-014 and CIP Version 5 programs. With just a few months left until the Version 5 enforcement deadline of April 1, 2016, many utilities subject to the regulation are scrambling to put their remaining provisions in place.”]

