Are Nuclear Power Plants At Cyber Risk?

Are Nuclear Power Plants At Cyber Risk?

Late last week, the Washington Post had an article asking the question whether nuclear power plants are at risk of cyber attack. The article was keyed to a much lengthier, detailed report from the Nuclear Threat Initiative (a non-profit associated…
Are Nuclear Power Plants At Cyber Risk?

The Cybersecurity Act of 2015

We have white smoke. Finally, after 8 years of discussion Congress has passed a cybersecurity information sharing bill. The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 is Division N of the omnibus spending bill that will soon be enacted by Congress. Title I of that…
Are Nuclear Power Plants At Cyber Risk?

Converging Cyber and the Physical

Form should follow function. That’s a cardinal rule of architecture and also a cardinal rule of corporate organization. Anyone who saw the video earlier this year where hackers successfully took remote control of a Jeep Cherokee knows that, in the…
Are Nuclear Power Plants At Cyber Risk?

Cybersecurity Passes

Earlier today, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) by a vote of 74-21. Early reports are that most of the more significant privacy-related amendments were rejected, as was the proposal to eliminate DHS’s status as the…