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Cybersecurity Information Sharing in Electric Utilities

February 25, 2016

Cyber threat sharing will play a major role in the electric utility industry in protecting our critical infrastructure. This paper provides an overview of various sharing programs, standardized approaches for sharing, as well as an overview of the recently enacted law on Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 2015. Some utilities in the United States believe there is a need to share the cyber threat information so that they will be better prepared to respond to the cyber-attacks on our electrical grid system. Last year FirstEnergy testified to the US House committee that cyber threat sharing facilities among public and private organizations is not adequate.

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