Resilience and Safety for Electric Co-Ops

Today's episode features Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Chief Scientist at the  National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Electric coops are local, member-owned providers of affordable, reliable power. We discuss Dr. Stewart’s work supporting these co-ops in research, incident response, and managing the growing threat of ransomware attacks. What role do these electric co-ops play in our national energy supply? What core challenges do they have in keeping their data secure?