Ben Joelson in Utility Dive: How utilities can defend against the surge in attacks

Weaponization of energy is increasing and there's been a record number of attacks on utility critical infrastructure, resulting in power outages.

More than a dozen utility substations from Washington and Oregon to North Carolina were attacked between November 2022 and January 2023. These incidents caused widespread power outages, including on Christmas day. So how can utility companies defend against this alarming uptick? Ben Joelson from our Security Risk and Resilience team describes prescriptive measures that utilities can take to protect these vulnerable assets including random, unpredictable measures, enhanced information sharing with law enforcement and enlisting the public to report suspicious activity. Read the full article in Utility Dive.

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