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Federal Agencies Partner To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation In Energy Sector

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020

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Federal Agencies Partner To Improve Cyber Security Cooperation In Energy Sector

The Departments of Defense, Energy and Homeland Security have agreed to work together on a new initiative to strengthen cyber security partnerships in the energy sector. The goals of the Energy Sector Pathfinder Initiative “are to advance information sharing, improve training and education to understand systemic risks, and develop joint operational preparedness and response activities to cybersecurity threats,” the DoE said on Monday. The three departments signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) initiating the program. “Through this agreement, we will…

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