Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Joe Trentacosta not only encourages a hack into Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s computer network—the co-op foots the bill for it. And other co-ops would do well to follow suit, said Trentacosta, senior vice president and chief information officer at the Hughesville, Md.-based co-op. That’s because a well-executed hack by a co-op contractor can expose system weaknesses before bad guys exploit them, he said during a presentation at the Regions 1 & 4 meeting. “We get a third-party organization and we hire them to try to penetrate our network from the outside. They simulate what a hacker would do to get into our network,” said Trentacosta. “They give us a report that says, ‘Here’s where you can make some improvements on the network.’ ” If that sounds proactive, it’s because imagination and activism are important tools in the war against never-ending permutations of cyber crime, according to Trentcosta and Barry Lawson, associate director, power delivery and reliability at NRECA. During the Sept. 9 session on “Why Cyber Security Should Be on Your Board Agenda,” Lawson told participants they need to understand cyber crime isn’t just about a massive attack that brings the electric grid to its knees. That kind of event […]
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