Improving Physical Security at Neighborhood Substations
Prescient’s recent webinar on Effective Physical Security for Electric Substations highlighted the ways in which today’s physical...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Gatekeeping at the FERC – NERC Physical Security Joint Technical Conference
On August 10, 2023, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) hosted a joint conference with the Federal Energy...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 20, 20235 min read
How NERC Can Improve Reliability Standard CIP-014-3 - Physical Security
In this series, I rely on my 50+ years in the electric utility industry to outline concerns and improvements to NERC’s Reliability...
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Tony Sleva, President
Dec 21, 20224 min read
Ease of Access to Substation Information Increases Security Risks
Despite warnings about the risks that electric substations face from lack of updated physical security, electric utilities seem stuck in...
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Tony Sleva, President
Dec 14, 20225 min read
5 Steps to Create Sabotage Resilient Substations
Last week, we questioned whether the attack on two Moore County substations that led to a days-long blackout for tens of thousands would...
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Tony Sleva, President
Dec 7, 20225 min read
After North Carolina Substation Attack, Will Physical Security be Updated?
Earlier this week, two substations were attacked in Moore County, North Carolina, resulting in a days-long blackout for almost 40,000...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jun 15, 20214 min read
How To Enhance Electric Power Grid Security
Every asset of the electric power grid, from open air substations to enclosed substations and overhead transmission lines, is vulnerable...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jun 8, 20215 min read
Recovering from an Attack on Critical Electric Grid Infrastructure
Electric utilities must enhance their preparedness for recovery from a targeted attack on critical electric power grid infrastructure, as...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jun 1, 20215 min read
Update Electric Utility’s Security Practices to Emulate the Department of Defense (DoD)
Physical security practices for the electric utility industry have been stagnant for years. The April 16, 2013 assault on Pacific Gas and...
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Tony Sleva, President
May 25, 20214 min read
Protecting Our Electric Power System from Attacks
The recent cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline has spurred nationwide discussions on what should be done to strengthen cybersecurity for...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 16, 20214 min read
3 Vital Updates to Power System Security
A delay, detect, respond strategy is no longer effective as the only means of power system security. We need to move beyond the NERC...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Prescient’s Power System Security Assessments Explained
As we discussed in our previous post, threats to facilities within the electric power system are difficult to predict. To help mitigate...
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Power System Security Has Never Been More Important
Threats to critical infrastructure occur within the U.S. multiple times a year, across all industries. Essential infrastructure to the...
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