Dive Brief:
- A simulated 36-hour attack on the nation's power grid is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13 by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC).
- The participants—65 utilities and eight regional transmission organizations—will respond to both physical and cyber attacks to their assets. After the drill, NERC's Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee will evaluate and critique the results.
Dive Insight:
The results of the drill will undoubtedly expose both areas of successful interaction and cooperation as well as areas for improvement. Many of the nation's utilities have been wary about efforts by either NERC, federal regulators and Congress to dictate a new layer of cybersecurity regulation.