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Your command center for all things utility security! From power plant warriors to grid guardians, and even curious citizens, this publication is your essential briefing on securing our nations utilities.

Danger From Above

Bill Edwards

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Substation Security Challenges: Conducting Threat Assessments

Jim Willis, MSc, CMAS, CHS1

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Are Assumptions Compromising Your Substation Security?

Jim Willis, M.Sc., CMAS, CHS-V

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SOLUTIONS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY LEADERS & DECISION MAKERS

Ross Johnson Continues and Closes His Insightful Series on Substation Protection

Will Your Critical Substation Survive an Attack? (Part Four)

In the previous three issues, we asked how you would know if your critical substation would survive an attack. (It might be a good idea to go back and re-read the columns: PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3) In this issue we will examine how we choose and test upgrades to the physical […]

Editor Curtis Marquardt sat down with Hexagon’s Martin Vojtek to Discuss How its LiDAR and 3D Modeling Technology is Helping Utilities Improve Their Security, Safety & Maintenance

LiDAR & 3D Modeling: A Pathway to Smarter & More Precise Utility Security

Curtis Marquardt Jr.: Thanks for joining me today to talk about utility security, Martin! Can you tell our readers more about yourself? Martin Vojtek: Thank you. I am CEO of a company called Tacticaware, which became part of Hexagon in 2020. I’ve worked for more than 20 years in the security industry. My experience with LidarVision began while delivering specific projects for our troops based on passive infrared detectors. The PIR detectors had addressable pins, so when intruders were nearby, we could determine their direction and rotate PTZ cameras toward them. However, we couldn’t pi…

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It’s Time to Embrace a Unified and Automated Approach to Physical GRC

Crossed Wires: The GRC Gap Threatening Critical Infrastructure

Substation Intrusion: Are You Ready To Response?

The utility sector stands at a crossroads. As critical infrastructure providers, utilities face an unprecedented convergence of physical and cyber threats that traditional siloed security approaches can no longer adequately address.

Worlds Colliding: Why Physical and Cybersecurity Convergence Is Critical for Utility Protection

Utility Cybersecurity Expert Stacy Mill Explains Why Cybersecurity Goes Beyond the CISO — and How New Standards Will Drive Success

Beyond the Meter: Cyber Mandates Reshape the Future of Utility Security

Let’s just call it what it is—cybersecurity is no longer the awkward sidekick in the corner of the boardroom whispering about “threat surfaces” and “zero trust.” Regulators have officially given it a bullhorn, a front-row seat and a stack of expectations tall enough to block the view of your latest digital transformation project. Federal regulators, including the National Institute of Standards…

Utility Security Editor Curtis Marquardt Jr. Interviews Security Expert René Rieder on What to Do—and Not Do—in Meetings to Build Security Trust and Success

Key Strategies for Successful Security Meetings

I had the opportunity to talk with Burns Engineering’s security practice leader, René Rieder Jr., about his wealth of experience meeting with C-suite-level executives to discuss security strategies. During our discussion, he shared excellent insights on how executives can best reach security success by adopting key best practices and avoiding common pitfalls. CURTIS MARQUARDT JR.: Let’s talk abou…

It’s the End of the Year As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

What a year it has been! We here at Utility Security magazine are proud of the year one success of this publication. After 20 years serving the utility industry with our safety publication, Incident Prevention magazine, and our fleet management publication, Utility Fleet Professional, we know from…

Security Moves Pretty Fast. Don’t Miss It!

About 18 months ago, we began our process of creating Utility Security magazine. And as we gear up to attend the Global Security Exchange (GSX) conference this September in Orlando, Florida, it made me think back to last year’s GSX and how it was the very first security event I attended. With fr…

The Past, Present & Future are All Here for You to Succeed

One of my favorite books is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. And in that book is one of my favorite quotes: “Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.” Every day, the world is growing more comple…

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Echodyne Medium-Range, Pulse-Doppler, Cognitive 4D Radar Airspace and Perimeter Protection for Utilities

For critical infrastructure utility sites that demand greater range and complete situational awareness, EchoShield delivers next-generation radar performance in a compact, software-defined platform. This medium-range, pulse-Doppler, cognitive 4D radar operates in the Ku-band and is engineered for p…