A secure electric grid requires vigilance to keep utility assets — whether physical infrastructure, operational technology, or information technology — protected from threats that could undermine the safety, reliability, or affordability of electricity in communities across the U.S. That’s why public power utilities are working with APPA, their communities, states, and the federal government to appropriately manage the risk from a range of threats and enhance grid resilience.
Assess Your Cyber Program
Review your utility’s IT/OT, cyber posture, practices, and policies and gain recognition for maintaining a strong program.
Join the Cybersecurity Defense Community
Stay informed on the latest cybersecurity alerts, trends, tools, and events and collaborate with your fellow public power professionals tasked with defending utility systems from cyber threats.
Cyber Mutual Assistance
Cyber Mutual Assistance
A program for industry coordination and assistance in responding to cyber incidents, including training and information sharing throughout the year.
Cyber Pathways
Cyber Pathways
A targeted effort to improve public power’s cybersecurity posture, from assessing and identifying leading practices to helping utilities stay aware of emerging threats.
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Information Sharing and Analysis Centers
Information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs) are central resources for receiving and sharing cybersecurity threat information within a sector. We encourage all members of the public power community to join the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC), which is open to all electricity asset owners and operators and select government and cross-sector partners in North America.
APPA member utilities are often eligible to also join the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which is the designated resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, and response and recovery for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.
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Cybersecurity Programs
APPA operates a series of programs to help utilities enhance collective defense, deploy operational technology, conduct baseline assessments, receive technical assistance, and more. Funding for these programs, and our members, is through cooperative agreements with the Department of Energy’s office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. Programs include:
- Cyber Pathways supports improved security posture and incident response of public power through training, information sharing, and recognition of best practices.
- ICS CyberShield supports deployment of OT cybersecurity sensors at public power utilities that serve 50,000 meters or more.
- OT Insight supports small public power utilities in improving cybersecurity maturity, including through deploying sensor technologies.
Contact our team at Cybersecurity@PublicPower.org to learn more about these programs or how your utility can get involved.