U.S. Energy Sector Cybersecurity: Hands-Off Approach or Effective Partnership?

Authors

T. M. Ballou, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Joseph A. Allen, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Kyle Francis, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

Journal of Information Warfare

Volume

15

Issue

1

First Page

44

Last Page

59

Abstract

Recent reporting has identified significant threats to the U.S. energy’s critical infrastructure from nation states and other groups through cyberspace. Efforts to improve the security and resilience of U.S. energy infrastructure relies upon voluntary partnerships between the U.S. Government and public and private energy infrastructure owners. This paper examines ideal Public-Private Partnership (PPP) characteristics and compares them to an actual PPP in the U.S. The results identify strengths of and challenges to efforts to secure U.S. energy infrastructure. The research was conducted through a combination of literature reviews and interviews with a sample of U.S-government and private-energy infrastructure representatives.

Recommended Citation

Ballou, T. M.; Allen, Joseph A.; and Francis, Kyle, "U.S. Energy Sector Cybersecurity: Hands-Off Approach or Effective Partnership?" (2016). Psychology Faculty Publications. 170.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/psychfacpub/170