July 12, 2016
Today’s power grids may be increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks against their control systems, ushering in a new era of cyber warfare – and cybersecurity. In a series of conversations this morning that took place in Washington, D.C, Bloomberg journalists posed the question of whether the U.S. is ready to a high-level gathering of policy and business leaders.
Bloomberg Live: The Future of the Grid explored such topics as building secure frameworks, protection standards and responding to national security threats with a group that included officials from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Homeland Security, top executives from Exelon and Entergy, and cyber security experts from the Electric Power Research Institute, the American Public Power Association, the Edison Electric Institute, and the Bipartisan Policy Center. The audience was welcomed by Bloomberg News Washington Bureau Chief Megan Murphy and Eric A. Spiegel, President and CEO of event sponsor Siemens USA.
Highlights from the discussions reveal unique insights on the state of cyber security today:
Starting now: @BGOV’s #TheFutureof the Grid event. Live stream: https://t.co/5wzkUhoVz5 https://t.co/woGmpHtRGQ pic.twitter.com/YwAe9dz9u2
— Richard Ward (@rwardIII) July 12, 2016
Why are public-private partnerships so important in securing the grid? Because 90% of infrastructure is held in private hands. #TheFutureOf
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE) July 12, 2016
“The entire industry, both utilities & vendors, need to come together as a unified force” @EricSpiegel #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/TuSsSWymim
— SiemensUSA (@SiemensUSA) July 12, 2016
Our grid the strongest in the world. We work w/ industry to invest in making it resilient & smart. #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/CARZxbk0R3
— Liz Sherwood-Randall (@LSRTweets) July 12, 2016
.@ENERGY Deputy Secretary @LSRTweets at #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/enNNk54VZI
— Bloomberg Government (@BGOV) July 12, 2016
But that’s why we exercise – it leads to better strategies for prevention & response & helps prioritize research & innovation. #TheFutureOf
— Liz Sherwood-Randall (@LSRTweets) July 12, 2016
.@ENERGY’s @LSRTweets announces $15 million to small/mid-sized utilities to prepare against #cybersecurity attacks on the grid #TheFutureOf
— Rebecca Kern (@rebeccamkern) July 12, 2016
.@CEOPublicPower speaking on #cybersecurity challenges to the industry #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/9a8Xeui9Wk
— PublicPower (@publicpowerorg) July 12, 2016
“One of the biggest risks to the grid are squirrels” – @NERCscience’s Marcus Sachs #TheFutureOf
— Bloomberg Government (@BGOV) July 12, 2016
“We have to be right 100% of the time, the adversary only has to be right once.” @Edison_Electric’s Aaronson on vigilance #TheFutureOf
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE) July 12, 2016
.@NERC runs a phishing simulation similar to the one used in the Ukrainian attack to learn how to avoid the same mistakes. #TheFutureOf
— Bloomberg LIVE (@BloombergLIVE) July 12, 2016
.@DHSgov Under Secretary Suzanne Spaulding on understanding the cybersecurity challenge and meeting it #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/dbuZXNvXBE
— Bloomberg Government (@BGOV) July 12, 2016
#Cyber big threat, and a big opportunity. Pres. transition to the next WH administration is critical. #TheFutureOf https://t.co/kDzimk4JPG
— Brian Green (@brianlwgreen) July 12, 2016
Suzanne Spaulding Dennis Gilbert S. Aaronson @barnettenergy A Comprehensive Approach to Grid Security #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/BMSE88ZWfZ
— Christina Ayiotis (@christinayiotis) July 12, 2016
.@BPC_Bipartisan Co-Chair @GenMhayden at #TheFutureOf pic.twitter.com/TchDG3PPW7
— Bloomberg Government (@BGOV) July 12, 2016
General Hayden: reconnaissance easier, ops/execution harder historically but in Cyber recon is the harder job #thefutureof
— Scott Mozarsky (@smozarsky) July 12, 2016
.@GenMhayden: the grid is resilient & the electric sector has done a lot to protect itself #TheFutureOf
— Richard Ward (@rwardIII) July 12, 2016
@GenMhayden @MichaelRileyDC #TheFutureOf “Smart Cities: A National Imperative” #Cyber #CounterBatteryFire #CyberWar pic.twitter.com/yXj1KnX32y
— Christina Ayiotis (@christinayiotis) July 12, 2016