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Industry and national labs back reauthorizations and Etech to help rural utilities and improve threat coordination
Summary
Trade groups, cooperatives and national labs urged Congress to reauthorize rural and municipal utility cybersecurity funding, expand Etech, and speed fund disbursement so small utilities can access upgrades, training and shared services to reduce vulnerability to cyber and physical attacks.
Representatives of the electric industry, rural cooperatives, public power and national laboratories told the subcommittee that federal programs and lab partnerships are critical to raising the cybersecurity baseline for smaller utilities.
Scott Aronson of the Edison Electric Institute described a "defense in depth" approach and cited information‑sharing venues such as Etech and the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E‑ISAC) as important tools for rapid detection and mitigation. "Etech has allowed a small but growing subset of companies to…
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