Electric Utilities and the Cybersecurity Executive Order: Anticipating the Next Year

President Obama's Executive Order implementation remains a work in progress, but one that will be largely completed over the next year. Although its final implementation will likely address new facilities not covered by existing cybersecurity regulation and may very well lead to increased regulation through CIP Reliability Standards, the process for developing the Cybersecurity Framework and identifying the critical infrastructure to be protected under that Framework presents a remarkable opportunity for the industry.