"Next Clean Energy Cyber Cohort Will Focus on Identifying Rogue Assets"

The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking cybersecurity-savvy innovators to join the second cohort of its Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator (CECA) program. DOE is searching for ways to inventory all systems connected to the energy grid, including those from developing and untested technologies. In collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the program brings federal researchers and experts together with academics, industry leaders, and like-minded innovators to explore potential cybersecurity risks posed by emerging clean energy technologies and architectures. CECA identifies the most urgent security gaps in the modern electrical grid and accelerates the introduction of disruptive solutions. According to the program's website, the upcoming cohort will focus on solutions that actively identify all Industrial Control System (ICS) assets connected to a utility's infrastructure, both physically and virtually, in order to gain further insight into the totality of assets that must be monitored and protected within the environment. The tools must be able to identify previously undiscovered, unauthorized, or potentially compromised system software and hardware. This article continues to discuss the upcoming CECA cohort focusing on identifying rogue assets. 

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