Building a secure resilient nationwide EV charging network
Harry Krejsa, Sarah Hipel
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
This talk, delivered by Harry Krejsa from the White House **Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD)** and Sarah Hipel from the **Joint Office of Energy and Transportation**, addresses the critical intersection of the nation's ambitious clean energy transition and its inherent cybersecurity challenges. The speakers highlight how the rapid deployment of clean energy technologies, particularly in the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector, is fundamentally transforming the digital ecosystem and creating new attack surfaces that demand proactive, integrated security measures. Their presentation underscores the government's commitment to building a secure, resilient, and equitable clean energy future, recognizing that **decarbonization is digitization** and that new energy systems are inherently more cyber-sophisticated and interconnected than their fossil-fuel predecessors.