Cyber Resilience in Electricity - Cyber Resilience Initiative

Systems of Cyber Resilience: Electricity

Given the criticality, scale of impact, inter-connectedness, rapid digitalization, and the energy transition of the electricity ecosystem, the need for cyber resilience in electricity is more important than ever since large-scale cyber incidents, such as blackouts, have socioeconomic and safety ramifications for people, businesses, and vital institutions.

Systems of Cyber Resilience: Electricity initiative is the only global, electricity industry specific, multistakeholder coalition, which serves as a global exchange platform for cyber security leaders across the industry to collaborate and improve electricity ecosystem wide cyber resilience.

Facilitating global interoperability of cyber regulations

With a focus on cyber regulations in the electricity sector.

Collaborating on Supply Chain Incident Response in the electricity ecosystem

To ensure the resilience, reliability, and security of the electricity infrastructure.

Identifying emerging technologies and providing guidance on secure and rapid adoption

To identify emerging technologies and creating a guidance for its secure and rapid adoption.

Defining the role and responsibilities of a CISO

To work on publishing recommendations on the roles and responsibilities for a CISO in the electricity sector.

Facilitating Global Interoperability of Cyber Regulations in the Electricity Sector

This position paper on cybersecurity in the electricity sector advocates for interoperability among nations to cultivate a secure, resilient and standardized approach globally.

Response to the White House's Request on Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations

The U.S. White House calls for global cybersecurity standardization. This paper outlines the World Economic Forum SCRE community's response.

European Commission's Cybersecurity Package: Commentary in light of recent sophisticated supply chain attacks

This paper focuses on opportunities for further improvements (at the European and Global level), considering the strategic implications of sophisticated supply chain attacks such as SolarWinds.

Cyber Resilience in the Electricity Ecosystem: Securing the Value Chain

This report redefines the cybersecurity-related roles and responsibilities throughout the electricity industry’s value and supply chain.

Cyber Resilience in the Electricity Ecosystem: Playbook for Boards and Cybersecurity Officers

This paper helps leaders to strategically manage information risks, work towards a culture of shared cyber-risk ownership across the organization and take a more strategic approach to cyber resilience.

Cyber Resilience in the Electricity Ecosystem: Principles and Guidance for Boards

This report provides recommendations to electricity industry boards of directors to advance cyber resilience within their organizations and across the broader industry.