Ampyx Cyber Blog
The Intersection of Resilience & Regulation
New York Ordered Utilities to Inventory Their AI. What Happens When It Changes?
New York has ordered 12 utilities to inventory every artificial intelligence (AI) use case by November 16, and Arizona is collecting similar information through a docket. Both capture AI at one point in time. Keirsten Brager looks at keeping that inventory accurate as models and vendors change, and at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) controls that already do this work.
One Incident, Several Reports: What GAO's Panel & CISA's Town Halls Say About Harmonization [Updated]
A single cyber incident at a utility can owe reports to several federal agencies, each with its own clock and definition. The Government Accountability Office's latest panel heard that again, and electric, gas, oil, and water groups told the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency the same thing in June. This post looks at where the overlap sits and where the reporting rule stands.
Cyber on Tap, Part Two: New York's Water Cybersecurity Regulation Is Now in Force
New York's Appendix 5-E cybersecurity regulation for public water systems took effect March 11, 2026, making it the first mandatory, enforceable water cybersecurity framework in the country. This post covers who is in scope, what is required, when it is due, and what resources are available to help. It also examines what New York's action means in the context of a federal policy environment that is actively stepping back from sector-specific cybersecurity regulation.
Interconnection Gets Teeth: Virginia Puts Cyber into the Rulebook
Virginia moves cyber into DER interconnection. State Corporation Commission (SCC) Staff proposes adopting IEEE 1547.3-2023 and the NARUC/DOE Baselines, requiring utilities to publish minimum cybersecurity standards, audit & report annually, and align Technical Interconnection (TIIR) settings for secure comms/ports. Bottom line: meeting utility cyber controls becomes a condition of interconnection.