Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo) Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States. May 23, 2024 By Tim Starks
Plum Island Light is located on the western end of an island that’s been home to U.S. experiments (Wikicommons). How the US military used a creepy island to test cyberattacks on the grid — in the middle of a pandemic The annual exercise off Long Island didn't go as planned in 2020. Dec 17, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
The latest GridEx exercise saw malware compromise the industrial control systems that utilities use to manage their operations. (Getty Images) North American utilities drill ‘GridEx’ brings record turnout — except from supply chain vendors GridEx used mock malware modeled after the 2016 cyberattack in Ukraine. Apr 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) ‘GridEx’ offers stiff security test for an industry that welcomes the challenge An exclusive look at GridEx, the biennial grid security exercise that puts power companies to the test. Nov 13, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Scenes from DARPA’s electrical-grid cyberattack drill on Plum Island, New York, in November. (DARPA photos) Mock grid, real threats: DARPA borrows an island for a cyberattack drill For the first week of November, Plum Island was the guinea pig for a decidedly 21st-century threat: cyberattacks that could hamstring the power grid. Nov 16, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Electric power industry puts cybersecurity to forefront with Trump, lawmakers The electric power industry is pushing to have their cybersecurity concerns heard by the Trump administration. Electric company executives last week met with top administration officials, including… Mar 28, 2017