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