The Department of Energy is offering $70 million in funds toward research and development for technology that would protect delivery infrastructure against cyber-related threats and other physical hazards, part of what a senior agency official said is the prioritization of “the operational technology side of the house.”
The All-Hazards Energy Resilience funding opportunity will be managed by the DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, and a senior CESER official said in an interview with FedScoop that the agency is specifically interested in OT-related proposals that explore how one might produce a zero-trust architecture in an electrical or oil and natural gas environment…
Source: Energy Department has cyber threats to infrastructure in mind with $70 million funding offer. By Caroline Nihill, January 5, 2024. FedScoop.
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