Sunday 27th July 2025

Recent cyberattacks on JBS and the Colonial Pipeline have highlighted vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid.

American Public Power Association President and CEO Joy Ditto says the electric utility industry is working hard to maintain a strong electric grid.

“The electric sector is subject to mandatory enforceable federal standards for cybersecurity for what we call the bulk electric system—the wholesale electric system,” she says.

She tells Brownfield standards have been mandatory and enforceable for many years, but more must be done.

   

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