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DOE Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines

Utilities, as well as third-party contractors and vendors, should take notice of government-led initiatives pertaining to the smart grid and related cybersecurity matters. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a proposed Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) that provides smart-grid cybersecurity guidance and addresses privacy in the use of data collected by advanced metering...

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Feedback

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its analysis of the feedback received to date on its Cybersecurity Framework. The Framework, issued on February 12, 2014 under the President’s Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity , is a set of voluntary guidelines, developed through stakeholder processes based on existing standards,...

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