Electric industry official expects 'charter' to formalize tri-sector cyber approach backed by DHS

The electric industry -- along with telecommunications and financial services -- is likely to develop a “charter” for formalizing ongoing tri-sector efforts for mitigating cybersecurity risks, in response to a call from the Department of Homeland Security to address systemic threats affecting the nation's most critical industries.

“I would say that a charter, toward a formal structure, would be something that we would tack toward,” said Edison Electric Institute's vice president for security and preparedness Scott Aaronson in an interview...