Security News > 2020 > July > Keep the lights on: Three things power companies need to do to harden cybersecurity defenses
Power companies need help from the US government, cybersecurity experts, and supply chain partners to defend against the increasing security risks to public power grids.
Dragos hosted a conversation on Tuesday with the World Economic Forum's Head of Centre for Cybersecurity, William Dixon, and four experts on security and the power industry.
Security risks for power companies and the electric grid in general are increasing due to adversaries who are getting more sophisticated and aggressive as well as the introduction of more IoT devices into power plants and other industrial processes.
The group identified three steps the industry and the US government can take to harden the perimeter around public infrastructure and increase collaboration inside the power industry and with cybersecurity experts.
"We need to work backwards from the end state we need to be in and build a security strategy around those requirements."