175. 'Safeguarding Today's Grid from Modern Threats' with Brian Harrell

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As cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure have more than doubled since the pandemic, ensuring that utility security teams stay multiple steps ahead of bad actors remains as important and also as difficult as ever. While the common customer of a power company may not see any changes from their daily experience, the cybersecurity control centers at utilities are constantly expanding, improving, and focusing on what may come next. To help our utility professional listeners keep pace with this quickly evolving area of the industry, this episode of the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast features one of the foremost experts in the field, Brian Harrell, Vice President and Chief Security Officer at AVANGRID. Brian oversees cybersecurity, privacy, physical security, threat management, and business continuity for AVANGRID, bringing with him a wealth of experience from both the public and private sectors. Listen in to join podcast host Jason Price and produce Matt Chester to learn from Brian about his insights on the current state of threats and the essential measures needed to protect our grid from both external and internal dangers. Discover best practices in addressing vulnerabilities, the intersection of physical and cyber security, and how AVANGRID is leading the way in securing our nation's energy infrastructure. Whether you're a utility professional or concerned about the future of energy security, this episode offers vital information and expert perspectives you won't want to miss. Key Links: Post on Energy Central with Full Episode Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/episode-175-safeguarding-todays-grid-modern-threats-brian-harrell-vice-president Brian Harrell's profile on Energy Central: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/brian-harrell Ask a Question to Our Future Guests: Do you have a burning question for the utility executives and energy industry thought leaders that we feature each week on the Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast? Do you want to hear your voice on a future episode? Well starting in 2024, we’re offering you that opportunity! Head to this link where you can leave us a recorded message, including a question you’re eager to have answered on a future episode of the podcast. We’ll listen through them, pick out the right guests in our upcoming lineup to address them, and you’ll hear yourself as a part of the conversation! Energy Central on SpeakPipe: www.speakpipe.com/EnergyCentralPodcast

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