Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds the following: The Nation, and every critical infrastructure sector, depends on reliable electricity. Intelligent electronic devices, advanced analytics, and information systems used across the energy sector are essential to maintaining reliable operation of the electric grid. The cybersecurity threat landscape is constantly changing and attacker capabilities are advancing rapidly, requiring ongoing modifications, advancements, and investments in technologies and procedures to maintain security.
It is in the national interest for Federal agencies to invest in cybersecurity research that informs and facilitates private sector investment and use of advanced cybersecurity tools and procedures to protect information systems. The number of devices and systems connecting to the electric grid is increasing, and integrating cybersecurity protections into information systems when they are built is more effective than modifying products after installation to meet cybersecurity goals.
An understanding of human factors can be leveraged to understand the behavior of cyber threat actors, develop strategies to counter threat actors, improve cybersecurity training programs, optimize the design of human-machine interfaces and cybersecurity tools, and increase the capacity of the energy sector workforce to prevent unauthorized access to critical systems.