Cybersecurity and new smart grid technology are always hot topics on Utility Dive, and this week the news feed offered information about both. We took a look at nine energy apps that utilities should know about, as well as a new computer worm that's targeting energy providers.

Find out what you need to know about those subjects and the ten biggest utilities in the U.S. right now. All of this and more was addressed in the five most read news posts of the week:

• 9 iPhone apps that utilities should know about—Utility Dive looks at nine energy-related iPhone apps that utilities should be aware of.
• The 10 biggest U.S. electric utilities visualized—Two of the three largest electric utilities right now gained their status after recent mergers.
• Computer worm targets the energy industry—A new computer worm called Shamoon or Disttrack is similar to malware that targeted Iran’s nuclear program and not only erases data, but also makes it completely unrecoverable.
• The 10 biggest smart grid projects receiving SGIG funding—Utility Dive continues its analysis of the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Grid Investment Grant Program progress report—this time looking at funded projects with the biggest total costs.
• Planned transmission line will run through Missouri and Nebraska—The proposal is to build a 345-kilowatt line beginning in the summer of 2015.

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