SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar: Defending America’s Rural Electrical Grids: How to work with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Threat Analysis Center

Speaker: Dr. Emma Stewart, Chief Scientist at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

About the NRECA program:

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Threat Analysis Center program emerged from the association’s ongoing cybersecurity work with the U.S. Department of Energy.

This effort includes the development the Rural Cooperative Cybersecurity Capabilities (RC3) Program (https://www.cooperative.com/programs-services/bts/rc3/Pages/default.aspx), and $5M in new funding to continue developing and deploying sophisticated cybersecurity tools and tactics for the electric utility industry.

At this talk, Dr. Stewart will:

• Introduce NRECA and its role in supporting the operation and security of the nation’s rural electrical co-operatives

• Describe NRECA’s Rural Electric Cooperative Threat Analysis Center and how it works with vendors, operators, and other cybersecurity information sharing centers

• Encourage industry to engage on this important endeavor and answer any questions you may have

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