INL releases cybersecurity infrastructure protection tool

The Idaho National Laboratory Wednesday released what it's calling a "revolutionary new cybersecurity tool" to help protect the electric power grid. The Structured Threat Intelligence Graph (STIG) software will allow utility owners and operators to easily visualize, share, create, and edit cyber threat intelligence information. INL officials said it is important that utilities have the ability to share threat intelligence to protect critical infrastructure from "cyber exploits".  That includes protections for the electric power grid, water treatment facilities, oil refineries, and manufacturing plants. The new software standardizes threat information and converts complex data into a visualization that is easy to understand and act on. The common "STIG" system is intended to help operators share threat intelligence information and increase the chances of detecting and mitigating any mischief before it leads to a cyber attack.