Electrical Infrastructure Standards Updated To Meet Cybersecurity Threat

A quote famously attributed to then FBI Director, Robert Mueller, in March 2012 advised that: "There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those that will be."

With the rapid increase in the current plague of cyberattacks, a key issue for regulators continues to be the protection of critical infrastructure. In recent years, various U.S. regulatory agencies have established (and periodically update) standards to improve the ability to detect, mitigate and respond to the increasing cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure. Canadian regulatory agencies and industry participants, particularly in sectors where there are cross-border connections, have also established (and periodically update) their related standards.