1. Iowa Communications Alliance
2017 CyberSecurity Summit
Geri Huser, IUB Chair

2. The Iowa Utilities Board regulates utilities to ensure that reasonably priced, reliable, environmentally responsible, and safe utility services are available to all Iowans.

3. State of Iowa Cybersecurity
Executive Order 87
Issued by Governor Branstad December 2015
Declared cybersecurity a top priority and declared that the State of Iowa should protect its citizens and economy against cyberattacks
State Cybersecurity Strategy released July 2016
Roles for the IUB
Aid in developing the Cyber Incident Response Plan under IAHSEMD’s Emergency Response Plan
IUB’s internal cybersecurity plan will be a subset of the state plan developed by the Office of Chief Information Office (OCIO)

4. Iowa Utilities Board Overview
Annual fall meetings with industry have been informal and included general discussion topics such as:
Standards and sources of information used (NIST, NERC-CIP, FCC)
Risk Assessments
State Cybersecurity Plan
Staffing
Financial impacts related to ongoing cybersecurity activities
Recovery Plans related to a major cyber incident

5. Board Actions Exercises
Table top exercises and simulated scenarios
Safeguard Iowa Partnership proposing a series of exercises in 2017 that the IUB will determine level of participation
Involved with Iowa Cyber Alliance to help develop and disseminate standardized basic cybersecurity message for all Iowans
Discussions with IAHSEMD and stakeholders to improve communications and emergency response procedures

6. Legislation Effective July 1, 2017
HF Confidential Treatment for Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Information
Proposed by IUB and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department (IAHSEMD)
Adds an exception into State’s Open Records Law to protect information the disclosure of which may expose or create a vulnerability to utilities or other critical infrastructure systems

7. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Establish an internal team of cybersecurity experts
Develop a strategy addressing the goals, timeframe of proceedings and desired approach
Ask questions to utilities
Cybersecurity should be dealt with discretely
Review the strategy to ensure continuous improvement

8. What is the Smart Grid?
Utility infrastructure that updates our current system
Smart Grid allows utilities to better accommodate individuals and companies who wish to have distributed generation
Smart Meters allows two way communication between the utilities and the customer by allowing them to check meters in real time
Distribution intelligence, along with Smart Meters, will automatically notify utilities of outages providing a quicker response time and less amount of customers affected

9. Energy Assurance Plan
Energy Assurance Plan’s goals is to help respond to vulnerabilities and protect against threats
The Plan helps establish priorities to mitigate impact for State Officials and stakeholders when there is a energy disruption
The IUB is the lead agency and is responsible for updating the Plan
Other agencies part of the Working Group are DPS, DOT, IDALS, HSEM, and DNR

10. ? For questions or more information, contact :
Don Tormey, Director of Communications
Website: iub.iowa.gov