http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2011/03/north-american-electric-reliability-co rporation-creates-cyber-attack-task-force/
<http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2011/03/north-american-electric-reliability-c orporation-creates-cyber-attack-task-force/> <http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2011/03/north-american-electric-reliability-c orporation-creates-cyber-attack-task-force/> North American Electric Reliability Corporation Creates Cyber Attack Task Force Cybersecurity <http://broadbandbreakfast.com/category/cybersecurity/> , Smart Grid <http://broadbandbreakfast.com/category/smart-grid/> March 3rd, 2011 Rahul Gaitonde <http://broadbandbreakfast.com/author/rahul-gaitonde/> , Deputy Editor, BroadbandBreakfast.com WASHINGTON March 3, 2011- The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has announced the formation of a Cyber Attack Task Force to evaluate and help protect the U.S. power grid in the event of an online assault. NERC is an independent, international organization that seeks to ensure the "reliability of the bulk power system in North America." The Cyber Attack Task Force will establish procedures and plans to deal with potential cyber-attacks on electrical grid infrastructure. The task force will be chaired by Mark Engels, director of Information Technology Risk Management at Dominion Resources Services Inc. "Operators are trained to spot anomalies and take the appropriate actions in real time," Engels said. "The Cyber Attack Task Force will build on that existing knowledge with recommendations that make it easier to detect and respond to indicators of an organized attack." "NERC and the electricity industry have been actively addressing cybersecurity risks for some years now," said Gerry Cauley, president and CEO of NERC. "This initiative will more thoroughly examine the potential impact of a targeted cyber-attack and how the industry should best coordinate the preparedness and response actions of cyber security experts with power grid operators." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
