Utilities Advisory Board
About the Advisory Board
The SIA Utilities Advisory Board was created to provide resources that enhance the security and resilience of utility infrastructure, including electric, water, nuclear and other critical utility systems, particularly through the effective use of physical security and cybersecurity technologies. The advisory board brings together manufacturers, integrators, consultants, practitioners and other stakeholders to develop analysis, recommendations and forward-looking guidance addressing the unique physical and cyber risks facing the utility sector.
Throughout the year, the SIA Utilities Advisory Board will work to:
- Ensure alignment with industry standards and emerging trends while supporting SIA membership updates in accordance with applicable regulations and deliver summarized reports
- Foster strategic collaboration on joint projects with SIA’s advisory boards and committees on artificial intelligence, data center security, cybersecurity and drone security
- Expand representation of end users and international stakeholders to ensure global relevance and practical applicability
- Incorporate a broader range of insights and real‑world case studies from board members, industry practitioners and external subject‑matter experts to ground recommendations in operational experience and emerging best practices
In 2026, the Utilities Advisory Board is working on projects pertaining to:
- Insider threat in utilities
- Zero-trust risks and solutions
- Trend and risk outlooks
- Post-quantum computing
- Counter-UAS for critical infrastructure
- AI in utilities
Video: Get to Know SIA’s Utilities Advisory Board
Accomplishments
- Developed Security Cornerstones module on critical infrastructure security
- Hosts annual Protecting Utilities Lunch events at ISC West and East
- Developed six-session SIAcademy LIVE! course on securing utilities and the energy sector
- Developed SIA’s Guide to NERC CIP Compliance
Nov. 4: Join Us for the Protecting Utilities Lunch at ISC East 2026!
Join us at ISC East(opens in new tab) for the Protecting Utilities Lunch hosted by the SIA Utilities Advisory Board! This luncheon will bring together utility leaders, cybersecurity experts, technology providers, and security professionals to discuss the growing cyber and physical security challenges facing the water and wastewater sector. Speakers will examine the current threat environment, where physical and cyber risks converge and what’s realistically achievable for resource-constrained utilities. The challenges facing water utilities today offer a preview of the vulnerabilities other critical infrastructure sectors may face tomorrow.
Through a panel discussion followed by facilitated, table-based conversations, participants will learn about how utilities can collaborate, strengthen resilience before and after incidents and access the resources, technologies and support needed to respond effectively when risks converge. The event will be followed by a post-event report produced by SIA, the Utilities Advisory Board, and event sponsors.
Space is limited at this free event to learn more about securing this vital sector! Get the details and register here.
News, Blogs & Announcements:
- Cybersecurity at the Far Edge: The Overlooked Risk in Physical Security (Oct. 9, 2026)
- SIA Issues Statement on Recent Cyberattacks to Water Facilities (Aug. 12, 2026)
- Beyond Copper Theft: Why Fuel Theft Is Becoming a Critical Utility Security Concern (July 29, 2026)
- Operational Resilience in a Fragmented World: Why Strategic Flexibility Will Define the Next Decade (July 28, 2026)
- SIA Welcomes New Vice Chair of Utilities Advisory Board (June 3, 2026)
- Continuous Monitoring Is Necessary. Continuous Exposure Is Not. (May 29, 2026)
- 3D Grid Security: Actions Available Now and Upcoming FAA Protections (May 29, 2026)
- Creating Your Modern Physical Security Stack (May 29, 2026)
- Protected: Helping Utilities Stop Copper Theft Before It Happens With AI‑Enabled Security Solutions (May 29, 2026)
- Convergence Is No Longer Optional: Futureproofing Utility Security (May 28, 2026)
- Why the SIA Utilities Advisory Board Matters (May 28, 2026)
- Insider Threat Guidelines for Energy-Sector Critical Infrastructure (May 28, 2026)
- Helping Secure Tomorrow Today: The SIA Utilities Advisory Board’s Aims to Educate the Next Generation of Utility Security Leaders (May 29, 2025)
- SIA Announces Founding Members of SIA Utilities Advisory Board Steering Committee (May 2, 2022)
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