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Cyber Attacks Threaten:

Cyber Attacks Threaten:. privacy. reliability. safety. resiliency. 2. Critical Infrastructure Sectors. Chemicals Commercial Facilities Communications Critical Manufacturing Dams Defense Industrial Base Emergency Services Energy Financial Services Food and Agriculture

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Cyber Attacks Threaten:

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  1. Cyber Attacks Threaten: privacy reliability safety resiliency 2

  2. Critical Infrastructure Sectors • Chemicals • Commercial Facilities • Communications • Critical Manufacturing • Dams • Defense Industrial Base • Emergency Services • Energy • Financial Services • Food and Agriculture • Government Facilities • Healthcare and Public Health • Information Technology • Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste • Transportation • Water and Wastewater 85% of critical infrastructure is privately held 3

  3. Cyberattacks Against U.S. Corporations are on the Rise -David E. Sanger & Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times, May 12, 2013 Should Companies Be Required to Meet Certain Minimum Cybersecurity Protections? -Siobhan Gorman, Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2013 Power Hacking - Electric utilities are a growing target for international cyberattacks -Daniel James Devine, World Magazine, June 29, 2013 NSA Chief Says U.S. Highly Vulnerable to Cyber Attack - Deborah Charles, Reuters, June 12, 2013 Syrian Hackers Try to Attack Haifa’s Water Supply - Peak Water.org Cybersecurity Global Tensions on the Rise -Mickley McCarter, Judi Hasson & Dan Verton, Homeland Security Today, April 2013 4

  4. Significant Cyber Attacks Homeland Security Today Magazine, April 2013 April 2012 - Internal computer attack on Iranian oil facilities May 2012 - Cyberespionage malware discovered on Iranian Oil Ministry computers July 2012 - 800 critical infrastructure engineering firms, government agencies, financial houses and academia attacked by virus Aug. 2012 - 30,000 Aramco computers attacked by virus Sept. 2012 - Hackers attack banks (Bank of America, Chase, NYSE, etc.) Dec. 2012 - Two power plants in the U.S. attacked by malware Jan. 2013 – U.S. banks attacked again, including Ally, Capital One and PNC Feb. 2013 - DHS reports that cyber criminals targeted 23 gas pipeline companies and stole information, potentially to be used for sabotage 5

  5. The Numbers 40% of reported cyber attack attempts in 2012 were on energy facilities 6

  6. Cyber Attacks Can Be Devastating 7

  7. We Must Be Vigilant • States • Federal Government • Regulators • Utilities/Industry …we all have a role 8

  8. What Should We Be Doing? • Communicating • Collaborating • Building on lessons learned • Sharing • Best practices • Concerns 9

  9. NARUC’s Efforts • Educational opportunities • Cybersecurity for state regulators primer • Critical Infrastructure Committee • Ask Questions • & Be Proactive Themes = 10

  10. It is our duty as regulators 11

  11. What’s Indiana Doing? • We have been proactive • Cyber training • Continued discussion with FBI, DHS, and cybersecurity experts • Meetings with utilities and RTOs • We have encouraged dialogue • State law allows confidential executive sessions under IC 5‐14‐1.5‐6.1(b)(13) 12

  12. The Threat is Real It is dynamic. We may never master it. But, we can manage it. 13

  13. Questions? 14

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