Substation attacks may lead to new energy security rules in 2023, experts say

Jan. 17, 2023

Amid a growing cyber threat to the U.S. electric grid, 2022 ended with a spate of physical attacks that could portend new security rules for some energy infrastructure, say experts.

“The physical substation attacks toward the end of last year raised the alarm bell,” Jason Christopher, director of cyber risk at Dragos, said in an email.