New security guidelines for the smart grid part 2

Oct. 7, 2010
Lisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com continues her interview with Marianne Swanson, chair of the Cyber Security Working Group and a senior advisor for information system security at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She describes an initial set of smart grid standards and how they affect smart grid product vendors and utilities. New security guidelines […]

Lisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com continues her interview with Marianne Swanson, chair of the Cyber Security Working Group and a senior advisor for information system security at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She describes an initial set of smart grid standards and how they affect smart grid product vendors and utilities.

New security guidelines for the smart grid part 2]

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Lisa Cohn | Contributing Editor

I focus on the West Coast and Midwest. Email me at [email protected]

I’ve been writing about energy for more than 20 years, and my stories have appeared in EnergyBiz, SNL Financial, Mother Earth News, Natural Home Magazine, Horizon Air Magazine, Oregon Business, Open Spaces, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, Renewable Energy World, Windpower Monthly and other publications. I’m also a former stringer for the Platts/McGraw-Hill energy publications. I began my career covering energy and environment for The Cape Cod Times, where Elisa Wood also was a reporter. I’ve received numerous writing awards from national, regional and local organizations, including Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Willamette Writers, Associated Oregon Industries, and the Voice of Youth Advocates. I first became interested in energy as a student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where I helped design and build a solar house.

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