Home > energy, government and politics, privacy and security, technology and internet, terrorism > Regulators Must Remain Vigilant, Ask Tough Questions in Cyber Debate: NARUC Primer

Regulators Must Remain Vigilant, Ask Tough Questions in Cyber Debate: NARUC Primer

July 5, 2012

Regulators Must Remain Vigilant, Ask Tough Questions in Cyber Debate: NARUC Primer

Source: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

With the electric-utility sector focusing on cybersecurity protections, State public service commissioners must remain vigilant and ask effective questions as regulated utilities make critical investments, a new paper from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners concludes.

Although a cyber attack has never interrupted utility services in the U.S., State commissioners will need to work with regulated utilities and ensure they are taking prudent steps and making sound investments for installing cybersecurity protections, the primer said. While not directly responsible for installing these protections, State regulators should continue being proactive in monitoring utility progress.

“It may fall to regulators to ask questions of utilities to determine if there are [cybersecurity] gaps and facilitate action,” the NARUC primer said. “This may be the key role for commissions in cybersecurity. Commissioners do not need to become cyber industry authorities or enforcers, but asking a utility a question may motivate the development of a well-founded answer.”

About these ads
Categories: energy, government and politics, privacy and security, technology and internet, terrorism
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 495 other followers

%d bloggers like this: