Blake covers security for Energywire in Washington, D.C., focusing on efforts to protect the oil, gas and electricity industries from cyberattacks and other threats. He writes about how hackers have applied their tools and techniques to break into -- and often break -- physical systems. His reporting has taken him to China and Israel for firsthand looks at how global powers approach cyberwarfare. Blake graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University in 2012 with a double major in journalism and Arabic. He was an intern at the Associated Press' Jerusalem bureau before joining E&E News.
President Trump pledged to boost efforts to head off "large-scale or long-duration" cyberattacks on critical infrastructure like the power grid or U.S. financial system, according to a new National Cyber Strategy unveiled yesterday.
Private power utilities offered a mix of caution and confidence in response to cybersecurity questions from Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) last month, reflecting the murky nature of new hacking threats to the electric grid.
The Department of Defense is ready to counter cyberattacks on electric utilities, chemical plants and other key networks, even if hacked facilities have no links to the military, according to a new cybersecurity strategy.
A new senior official at the Department of Energy is pushing to capture the full range of potential threats to the grid, from hurricanes to hackers.
Lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors tomorrow to discuss the government's handling of hacking threats to critical networks like those running the power grid and gas pipelines.