US bulk energy providers must now report attempted breaches

New regulations aimed at spotting attempted compromises in the power grid that dont cause damage went into effect on January 1, 2021. Its not at all clear that the new requirements will help the energy industry spot these kinds of attacks. The big challenge for utilities is the ambiguous grey area around what constitutes an attempt to compromise, says Patrick Miller, US coordinator for the Industrial Cyber Security Center. The Department of Homeland Security issued an alert last month saying infrastructure entities were compromised by the SolarWinds hack.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3602805/lack-of-clarity-hampers-new-regulations-ability-to-stop-solarwinds-type-attack-on-power-grid.html