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A Steven Briggs Story

Power Operations Cyber Security Risk Profile• Nation States Highly Skilled Hackers

• Insider Threats Trusted VendorsAttackers

• Establishing external connectivity Compromised machine

• Removable Media Combined physical and cyber Means

• Destroy capabilities Degrade capabilities

• Publicity Customer impactMotive

• Insider Threat Outside Connections Process Failures

• Unstaffed sites VisitorsOpportunity

• Cause loss of life Damage our assets Security protections gap Impacts reputation Difficult to regain control Regulatory failureBusiness Impact

MitigationsLimited External Connections Security Conscious Staff Engaged System Owners

Regulatory Controls Security Monitoring Service Security Assessments

Physical Security Protections Diversity in hardware/software Customized configurationDocumented repeatable processes Built in security checks and balances Fear

Define

Identify / Locate

Classify

Document

Protect

Review

Power Operations Data Protection Process

Automating your reoccurring items

Plants will work with out computers

Computer Remote Analysis Programs

Learn the system geography and site importance

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Learn the network configuration

Develop a long term plan

Bring your knowledge of helpful IT appsRules!

• The current process works.

• Technology doesn’t always work given the conditions in the field.

• Understand the business function that is going on before you suggest tech.

• Approach in a supportive manner.

Go back and tell your friends

Information Technology

Respond politely when IT wants to come in to OT and provide additional services

that you didn’t ask for.

Gathering Support From other business units Throwing their systems and services out of your environment

Questions

Steven BriggsSenior Program Manager I&C systems Generation Cyber SecurityTennessee Valley Authority• E-mail: sabriggs@tva.gov• Twitter: @tnvolsfan29