OPINION: Is the Philippine national grid vulnerable to cyber-attacks?
by Jessa Ibañez and Kenneth Daniel Quesada, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities Pusblished in ABS-CBN News, Feb 11, 2020 Grid security was identified as an urgent national concern in last week’s Senate energy hearing, given not only that the State Grid Corporation of China's 40 percent ownership of the national grid operating concession but also increased cyber-terrorism activity globally. The Department of Energy (DOE) and National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) have been demanding the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit themselves to a technical audit since 2017, but this call is now more imperative as NGCP [...]