Sen. Collins renews push for cyber assessments, prompting industry opposition

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has filed an amendment requiring cybersecurity assessments of critical electric facilities as part of broader legislation intended to modernize the grid.

The move is a renewed effort by Collins to enact the cyber-assesment provision following its rejection during the info-sharing debate late last year, and has once ignited industry opposition to the mandatory reviews.

An industry source told Inside Cybersecurity that “Amendment No. 3197” to the Energy Policy Modernization Act would be a step...