DOE announces cybersecurity programs
USA, Washington D.C.: The Department of Energy's (DOE) CESER has announced three new research programs to safeguard the U.S. energy system.
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USA, Washington D.C.: The Department of Energy’s (DOE) CESER has announced three new research programs to safeguard the U.S. energy system.
The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) has a new portfolio that will ramp up protections by addressing potential global supply chain security vulnerabilities, protecting critical infrastructure from electromagnetic and geomagnetic interference, and building a research and talent pipeline for next-generation cybersecurity.
“Our energy system faces unprecedented threat levels from hackers, foreign actors, and natural catastrophes supercharged by climate change — which is why enhancing security is a priority for this administration,” said Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “What’s more, President Biden’s clean energy goals all depend on resilient electrical infrastructure. These new programs will help put us a step ahead of all manner of threats so we can provide safe, reliable power to American households.”
The USA’s critical energy infrastructure faces a steady stream of evolving threats that could have devastating effects on national security, public health and safety, and the USA’s economy. Through the CESER, the DOE assists the efforts of the electricity, oil, and natural gas industries to secure energy infrastructure against such threats.
To support that mission, the CESER’s new programs will:
- Secure against vulnerabilities in globally sourced technologies;
- Develop solutions to electromagnetic and geomagnetic interference;
- Cultivate research on cybersecurity solutions and new talent needed to deploy.
“Securing the USA’s critical infrastructure, particularly in the energy sector, is one our most important and complex national security challenges,” said Patricia Hoffman, CESER acting assistant secretary. “Our vision with these programs is to bring together key partners — from industry to the states to the universities — with the expertise and inventiveness needed to enhance energy sector resilience.”
Source: T&D World