COVID-19 forces delay of 7 reliability standards, including cybersecurity supply chain protections

Utility Dive: New vendor rules for the utility sector were set to go into effect on July 1, but will now be on hold until October. Considering the standards have been years in the making, most utilities are either protected or are in the process of implementing them, according to Alex Santos, CEO of Fortress Information Security.

But still, "whenever you remove a deadline, you get a little risk," Santos told Utility Dive. "There's a saying: the deadline is the ultimate inspiration."

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