📰 We’ve got news for you! The latest edition of CESER Connections is live and full of updates from our office, including: - Clear Path XII Recap - New Energy Security Training - Clean Energy Technology to Secure Grid Edge Communications Read the full edition below. ⬇️
Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
Government Administration
Washington, District of Columbia 5,745 followers
DOE CESER secures the U.S. energy sector from all threats and hazards – manmade or natural.
About us
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) leads the national effort to enhance the security and resiliency of the U.S. energy sector against growing and evolving cyber and physical threats to critical energy infrastructure. CESER’s success is rooted in strong partnerships it has fostered across the energy sector in executing its mission. CESER’s collaboration with energy owners and operators, manufacturers, and trade associations; with other Federal agencies; across States, local governments, tribes, territories; with academia, National Labs, and the research community —help to advance collective preparedness and response to the growing landscape of threats, technology development, and energy system trends. Visit CESER’s Twitter for latest news and updates: https://twitter.com/DOE_CESER
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https://www.energy.gov/ceser/office-cybersecurity-energy-security-and-emergency-response
External link for Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2018
Locations
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Primary
1000 Independence Ave SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20585, US
Employees at Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
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Adam Clay Shapiro
Government Affairs Professional | Environmental Management & Resilience | Team Builder | Congressional Affairs | Emergency Manager | FAC-COR II |…
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Brian Marko
Assistant Director - Exercises, Training, and Workforce Development
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Isahi Cortes-Hunt
Assistant Director Standards, Integration & Testing Risk Management Tools and Technologies CESER
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Doug MacIntyre
Deputy Director, Office of Petroleum Reserves at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Updates
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This summer, DOE CESER hosted Clear Path XII in Lansing, Michigan, joining representatives from the petroleum industry, the State of Michigan, federal agencies, and Canadian government partners to tackle the perfect storm: a combined cyber attack on energy infrastructure in the midst of a severe winter storm. Specific exercise engagements included a: - Social Media Drill (August 8) to test the ability of participants to collaborate in the digital ecosystem and to counter mis- and dis-information. - Two-day Petroleum Shortage Tabletop Exercise (TTX) (August 14-15) to discuss the initial and cascading impacts to the energy sector and sector interdependencies in response. - Senior Leadership TTX (August 16) to discuss response operations and activities in response to a cyber attack on the petroleum subsector during a severe winter storm. Learn more about this year’s exercise: https://lnkd.in/eK8SNpUv
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As our energy systems modernize, so do the security needs of each component. To secure the most critical parts of the nation’s future energy infrastructure from the threat of a supply chain compromise – whether from intentional actions, technical vulnerabilities, or simply poor-quality control – CESER leads the Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial Control Systems™ (CyTRICS) program. Leveraging the capabilities of DOE’s National Laboratories, CyTRICS lab teams test vulnerabilities, share information with manufacturers to develop mitigations, and alert industry stakeholders using impacted components so they can address flagged issues in their deployed systems. Together, we’re securing the energy infrastructure of tomorrow. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e_j_YDTT #WhatWeDoWednesday
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Energy security is essential for our way of life. With evolving threats, securing energy systems and building resilience is more important than ever. Energy security planning helps states to get to know their systems, and understand the evolving threats, so they can make better decisions, mitigate risk, respond to physical and cyber incidents, and mitigate impacts. DOE wants to help train state officials protecting their communities’ energy security. Sign up for DOE CESER’s Energy Security Module 1 course today. https://lnkd.in/eesYzJRi
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Protecting the nation’s energy infrastructure from modern threats is vital to maintaining national security, a vibrant economy, and public health and safety. Each year, CESER and Idaho National Laboratory invite a new cohort of operational technology security managers in the energy sector to sharpen their skills through the Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship Program. Does this sound like you or someone you know? Applications for the 2025 cohort are open now! https://lnkd.in/gQKwMA69
OTDefender: Operational Technical Defender Fellowship
otdefender.inl.gov
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SolarSnitch is a promising #cleanenergy technology from Sandia National Laboratories that can help secure communications within #DER systems at the grid edge. With funding from CESER and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) CLIMR lab call, SolarSnitch will be able to enhance its capabilities and move closer towards commercialization. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/eQJsiwcS
Clean Energy Technology Aims to Secure Grid Edge Communications
energy.gov
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Heat-related deaths and illnesses are preventable. Despite this fact, approximately 1,220 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year. Learn how to protect yourself and others: https://lnkd.in/gVSFaSGj
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At CESER, a key pillar of our work includes helping utilities and energy industry partners prepare for, mitigate, and respond to disasters, regardless of the type. We’re proud to support resilience efforts across the nation, including developing resources like this one from the National Emergency Management Association, Energy Resilience Best Practices for Emergency Management Agencies. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eGTfwPVn #DisasterResilienceMonth
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Did you know? CESER programs and activities are a critical part of a secure energy future. In a new fact sheet, the Biden-Harris Administration has identified cyber-enabled technologies key to the near-term energy transition under national priorities to enhance the digital ecosystem: CESER and its energy sector partners are supporting these priorities through a number of programs and activities that build stakeholder community, produce cutting-edge research and development, support swift and resilient deployment, manage risk to relevant supply chains, build workforce capability, and mitigate systemic risk. Learn more about CESER activities that support a renewed national focus, including the Energy Threat Analysis Center (ETAC), Cybersecurity Baselines for Distribution and Distributed Energy Resources, cybersecurity supply chain principles, workforce development programs like the Operational Technology Defender Fellowship, and exercises like the Liberty Eclipse full scale exercise: https://lnkd.in/ebf48Y3h
Did You Know? CESER Programs Support a Clean, Secure Digital Energy Ecosystem
energy.gov
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It’s officially hurricane season, but CESER has been preparing emergency responders for months to be able to support energy restoration efforts when disasters strike. How? Read our latest blog to learn about the work leading up to an energy emergency: https://lnkd.in/epej_d5s