DOE Invests In Cybersecurity For Electric Grid

 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the investment of more than $30 million for 10 projects that will address cybersecurity issues facing the nation's electric grid. Cybersecurity concerns will be addressed from two approaches: research and development on innovative cybersecurity solutions, and the establishment of the National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO). Eight projects will research, develop and commercialize a comprehensive range of cybersecurity solutions to strengthen the U.S. energy infrastructure against cyber intrusion and assist owners and operators in complying with cybersecurity regulations. In addition, NESCO will be a broad-based, public-private partnership that will work to improve electric-sector computer and network cybersecurity, including those used in the smart grid. Working with the DOE and other federal agencies, NESCO will bring together domestic and international experts as well as software developers and users to focus research efforts, to assess and test the security of new cyber technologies, architectures and applications, and analyze, monitor and disseminate infrastructure weaknesses and threats. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy