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Every year, the nation’s electric grid faces a myriad of physical threats — natural disasters, equipment failure, accidents, solar flares, and even planned acts of sabotage. Because these vulnerabilities can result in extended power outages that have severe economic consequences, physical grid security has become a principal concern for utilities and regulators.
To better understand the threats utilities face and how the grid’s most critical assets are being safeguarded, Utility Dive conducted a survey produced in partnership with ABB, a leader in power and automation technologies, of more than 200 U.S. electric utility executives to understand how their utilities are …
View Full ResourceRecent high-profile cyber attacks, including the deployment of the sophisticated 2010 Stuxnet worm, have raised new concerns about the cyber security vulnerabilities of nuclear facilities. As cyber criminals, states and terrorist groups increase their online activities, the fear of a serious cyber attack is ever present. This is of particular concern because of the risk – even if remote – of a release of ionizing radiation as a result of such an attack. Moreover, even a small-scale cyber security incident at a nuclear facility would be likely to have a disproportionate effect on public opinion and the future of the …
View Full ResourceThis presentation outlines a proposal for a national energy program. In the presentation, Mr. Klaus suggests that energy should be treated strategically, as a matter of national security. Please contact Mr. Klaus for more information.…
View Full ResourceSAFE’s Oil Security Index gives readers a detailed breakdown of how change in the production and consumption of oil affects the security of some of the world’s major economies and oil producers. Updated quarterly, the Index is an essential tool for visualizing and comparing the oil security of each country evaluated and includes a spotlight feature on the countries or events influencing the global oil market today.
This latest Index update shines a light on Norway, which was added to the Index rankings in this year’s second quarter update. The Nordic exporter stands out among oil-producing nations for its proactive …
View Full ResourceIn July, ICS-CERT became aware of a spear-phishing campaign by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors that targeted multiple sectors, including Chemical, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, and Government Facilities. The activity involved emails with links that redirected to web sites hosting malicious files that exploited a zero-day vulnerability (since then patched) in Adobe Flash Player (CVE-2015-3113).
In previous incidents occurring in early 2014, the same actors also used various social engineering tactics and social media to perform reconnaissance and target company employees. In one case, the malicious actors used a social media account to pose as a perspective candidate for employment and …
View Full ResourceA surge in oil and gas production in the United States signals a new era of energy security. But the United States will not achieve an energy independence unrelated to other parts of the world because world energy markets today are inextricably interconnected. The United States should instead lead development of a new Global Energy Security System to spread energy development, make energy markets more responsive and efficient, and protect energy transport.…
View Full ResourceA dramatic increase in the production of domestic crude oil over the last several years is creating a new era of energy abundance in the United States. In addition to a major economic boost, this provides the United States with important national security benefits. By making the global oil market more stable and better able to adjust to shocks, U.S. producers are reducing the ability of other countries to use energy supply or price decisions to coerce or harm the United States, our allies, and others. The energy boom also provides U.S. policymakers with the ability to impose powerful energy …
View Full ResourceThis edition of the Energy Security Fact Pack explores the effects of lower oil prices on American consumers, whose spending on gasoline this year could fall by approximately 30 percent versus 2014. Of course, this good news should be welcomed with caution, as global oil market price volatility has returned to levels not seen since 2009 in the wake of the financial crisis.
The first quarter of 2015 marked the first significant consumer response to lower gasoline prices, as increases in the average fuel economy rating of new light-duty vehicles weakened and light-duty trucks increased market share in first-quarter sales …
View Full ResourceSAFE’s Oil Security Index gives readers a detailed breakdown of how change in the production and consumption of oil affects the security of some of the world’s major economies and oil producers. Updated quarterly, the Index is an essential tool for visualizing and comparing the oil security of each country evaluated and includes a spotlight feature on the countries or events influencing the global oil market today.
This latest Index update shines a light on Saudi Arabia, which has so far refrained from cuttting output in the face of pressure from low oil prices, and is also the lowest-ranking country …
View Full ResourceThis edition of the Energy Security Fact Pack investigates several developing trends in domestic and international oil markets, such as falling oil prices, alternative fuel vehicle sales, and global supply and demand fundamentals. This release examines current oil market dynamics and the effect lower oil prices are having on industry valuation and capital expenditures, in addition to U.S. rig counts and oil production.
In addition to updates on the state of the global oil market, the Fact Pack contains a host of new data on electric vehicle market penetration and sales, refueling infrastructure, and broader trends in overall fuel economy.…
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