FERC creates new office on cyber security

On September 20, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff announced the creation of a new FERC office that will help the Commission focus on potential cyber and physical security risks to energy facilities under its jurisdiction. The new Office of Energy Infrastructure Security (OEIS) will assist the Commission to address potential risks to FERC-jurisdictional facilities from cyber attacks and such physical threats as electromagnetic pulses. OEIS will be led by Joseph McClelland, formerly the Director of the Office of Electric Reliability. For more information, please see FERC’s press release.