Dive Summary:

• California Representative Henry Waxman released a report uncovering the volume of cyber attacks at more than 160 utilities – at the House Energy and Commerce Committee's cybersecurity hearing on Tuesday. The report echoes warnings from the Obama Administration of impending foreign attacks.
• Co-authored by Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey, the report reveals that more than a dozen utilities battle daily cyber attacks, and that many utilities are under constant threat.
• “Tuesday's report cited an unidentified Northeastern power provider as saying it was under constant attack from cyber criminals as well as activist groups who have been targeting firms in the energy sector over the past few years,” the Chicago Tribune reported.

From the article:
“But utilities termed the report as overblown, saying their systems were adequately protected through mandatory standards set by the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) that ensure separation of control systems and consumer-facing or administrative networks.”