NERC and the E-ISAC have announced the selection of Michael Ball as E-ISAC chief executive officer (CEO) and NERC senior vice president, effective April 14. Following a comprehensive search, Ball will succeed Manny Cancel, who is retiring on May 30.

The Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) reduces cyber and physical security risk to the electric industry across North America by providing unique insights, leadership, and collaboration.

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The E-ISAC offers membership to North American electric and natural gas industry asset owners and operators. Physical and cyber security professionals at these organizations will especially benefit from joining the E-ISAC.

The E-ISAC offers support and technical expertise on security and resilience for government and cross-sector efforts, including the National Council of ISACs and international, federal, state, provincial, and local government partners.

Hosted every two years by the E-ISAC, GridEx gives E-ISAC member and partner organizations a forum in which to practice how they would respond to and recover from coordinated cyber and physical security threats and incidents.

The Cybersecurity Risk Information Sharing Program (CRISP) leverages advanced technology and industry expertise to provide its participants with near real-time delivery of relevant and actionable threat information of their IT networks. CRISP is a public-private partnership between the E-ISAC and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). How It Works

Reports to the E-ISAC may be submitted through any method specified in the Standard. Reporting options include NERC EOP 004, a copy of DOE-OE-417 or directly through the E-ISAC Portal.

Resources from the MS-ISAC The MS-ISAC offers a variety of resources for cyber security professionals. Learn More

New E-ISAC Portal Account Information The new E-ISAC Portal is now live. All E-ISAC Portal users will need to update their account information prior to logging in for the first time. To get started, read the E-ISAC Portal User Account Setup and Login Guide. Portal users can also watch the user guide video. (Click here to download the video).