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Cyber threats nudge Trump to sign executive order on foreign equipment in U.S. energy infrastructure

Trump signed an executive order declaring an emergency to bar foreign bulk-power equipment deemed a national security cyber risk.

The executive order, 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System,' prohibits acquiring, importing, transferring, or installing foreign-produced bulk-power equipment and software deemed risky, citing fears of digital backdoors in Chinese-made grid gear. China supplies roughly 85% of solar supply chain capacity and is a major transformer manufacturer. The Energy Department has 120 days to develop implementing rules; the order revives a 2020 Trump-era measure the Biden administration had suspended after utilities found compliance difficult.

CyberScoop · 21d agoPolicy & legal1

Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian hackers as part of ‘economic D

US Treasury sanctioned four Iranians linked to MOIS-directed hacks that compromised and exfiltrated data from US critical infrastructure, energy, defense, and financial targets.

The Treasury Department designated four Iranian individuals over alleged hacking and cybertheft against US companies in energy, defense, healthcare, IT, and financial sectors since at least late 2023, as part of an 'economic D-Day' sanctions package. It is the second action in weeks against the group, following an indictment of cybercriminals affiliated with Tehran's Mabna Institute; leadership includes Behzad Mesri, first sanctioned in 2018, and the attacks are described as directed by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Treasury also expanded secondary-sanction categories across digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping, and noted some group members pursued personal enrichment, including targeting Iranian companies.

CyberScoop · 23d agoPolicy & legal

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to prepare energy sector for Q

Bipartisan Senate bill would direct FERC to factor quantum computing threats and post-quantum cryptography into US electric grid cybersecurity reliability standards.

The Quantum Grid Utility Assurance and Resilient Defense (Quantum-GUARD) Act, introduced by Senators Mike Rounds and Chris Coons, would require FERC to consider quantum computing threats when reviewing electric reliability standards and to explore post-quantum cryptography use in both IT and OT systems, plus a technical sandbox to study quantum impacts. It aligns with NIST's post-quantum algorithm work, and a June executive order moved the federal PQC migration deadline from 2035 to 2030. Industry experts noted the hard part is upgrading infrastructure such as SCADA communications and software update integrity ahead of those deadlines.

CyberScoop · 23d agoPolicy & legal