Accenture, Dragos and SANS launch $10 million utility cyber program
Original title: Tech trio launches $10 million initiative to help under-resourced utilities bolster cybersecurity
Up to 500 US water, power and gas utilities under $100 million in revenue get free OT tools, deployment and training.
Accenture, Dragos and the SANS Institute announced the Community Cyber Resilience Foundation, collectively investing $10 million. Eligible US water, wastewater, electric and natural gas utilities can receive Dragos tools, Accenture deployment and support, and SANS training, with no government role and no time limit. Elastic will help scale the program. The first phase covers 500 utilities and may expand.
Unconfirmed: The 97% figure is the companies' claim and is not independently verified in the article.
- The companies say eligible utilities account for 97% of US utilities.
- Dragos notifies participants of network devices and ways to address vulnerabilities.
- Members can share practices; other companies have expressed interest in joining.
- The article cites prior breaches of more than 100 US water utilities as background.
- Countries
- United States
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3 min read at therecord.mediaUp to 500 under-resourced utilities will receive support in order to bolster their cybersecurity through a private sector initiative launched this week.
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