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June 20, 2016June 29, 2016Lexington Institute

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Capitol Hill Event Videos: National Guard’s Role in Cybersecurity for the Power Grid – 6.21.16

June 20, 2016June 29, 2016Lexington Institute

The Lexington Institute hosted a Capitol Hill Forum on the National Guard’s Role in Cybersecurity for the U.S. Power Grid on Tuesday, June 21. Click on the names of the speakers below to view videos of their speeches.

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Videos of Speeches:

Mr. Benjamin Beberness, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services, Snohomish County Public Utility District

Colonel Shawn N. Bratton, Cyber Operations Group Commander, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard

Colonel Steven Butow, Vice Chief of the Joint Staff, California National Guard and Military Lead Defense Innovation Unit Experimental West

Richard Campbell, Specialist in Energy Policy, Congressional Research Service

Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Eastman, Deputy Director, Domestic Operations, Wisconsin National Guard

Dr. Daniel Goure, Vice President, Lexington Institute

Dr. Neil E. Jenkins, Chief of Policy and Planning at the National Cybersecurity and Communication Integration Center, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Cybersecurity & Communications, Department of Homeland Security

Mr. Paul M. Joyal, Managing Director, Public Safety & Homeland Security, National Strategies, LLC

Mr. Ned Miller, Chief Technology Strategist, Intel Corporation

Ms. Jennifer Silk, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Department of Energy

Mr. Mark Testoni, President and CEO, SAP National Security Services

Brigadier General John Tuohy, Assistant Adjutant General, Washington Air National Guard

Dr. Starnes E. Walker, Founding Director, Cybersecurity Initiative, University of Delaware

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The power grid, which provides electricity to homes, businesses, and government across the United States, is vulnerable to an increasing number of threats, the least understood but potentially most dangerous is a cyberattack.

Documented attempts to compromise the grid are often incomplete or somewhat unreliable.  Yet reports of attempted cyberattacks, particularly on the industrial control mechanisms used to operate the power grid, have increased.

The power utilities responsible for producing and delivering electricity are generally under-resourced for the task of preventing or limiting damage from cyberattacks.  But one approach gaining momentum in many states is collaboration with the National Guard.  The National Guard is rapidly developing expertise in cyber defense, with seven cyber protection teams already in place and plans to create 13 more by 2019.

The National Guard is uniquely positioned for this work by its dual role as an asset available to both state and federal authorities.  But as the Guard assumes increasing responsibilities in this work, new questions regarding the role must also be addressed, including how to reconcile it with the Guard’s prohibition on competing with the private sector.

Lexington Institute

National Guard’s Role in Cybersecurity for the Power Grid
Capitol Hill Forum

Tuesday, June 21

Capitol Visitor Center

Room SVC 208-209

12-3pm

 

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