https://geekyschmidt.com/categories/nist/Recent content in NIST onhttps://geekyschmidt.com/post/2023-08-01-usgridsecurity/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:15:57 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/post/2023-08-01-usgridsecurity/<p>The current landscape of security approaches within Utility and ISO Programs is reminiscent of the early DITSCAP, DIACAP, and Rainbow Series progression of the Department of Defense world from the 80s and 90s.</p> <p>Given the ongoing Russia-Ukrain war and current geopolitical events, the urgency to bolster grid security and protect critical infrastructure in the US cannot be understated. Ageing power distribution systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks that can potentially jeopardise national security and bring the nation to a halt.</p>