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Energy Department Official Outlines Roles Of New Cyber Security Office

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

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Energy Department Official Outlines Roles Of New Cyber Security Office

A new office created last month by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to strengthen the department’s focus on cyber security will work with government and industry to address threats to the energy sector and focus on research and development efforts with longer term payoffs, a Department of Energy official said on Thursday.“These activities will develop the next-generation of cyber security control systems, components and devices, including enhancing our ability to share time critical data with industry to detect, prevent and recover…

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