When the Threat Goes Personal: Protecting Utility Leaders

As cyber and physical threats converge, utility executives have become increasingly visible, which means they can be and have been increasingly targeted. From sophisticated phishing and mobile device compromise to doxxing, impersonation, and AI-driven social engineering, today’s risk landscape extends well beyond the enterprise perimeter and into the personal digital lives of utility leaders.

In this session with Energy Central, Kelsi Strutton of Ironwall breaks down why executive protection is no longer a “nice to have,” but a core component of grid reliability, organizational resilience, and business continuity for utilities.

Designed for utility executives and senior security leaders, this discussion moves past basic cyber hygiene to explore what “total protection” looks like in practice: reducing digital exposure, becoming effectively unfindable, and safeguarding executives both inside and outside restrictive utility networks.

Listeners will gain a clear understanding of emerging threat vectors, practical implementation pathways, and actionable steps they can take immediately to reduce risk — for themselves, their leadership teams, and the critical infrastructure they’re responsible for protecting.

What We’ll Cover:

  • The new threat landscape targeting utility leaders

  • What “total protection” really means

  • How to reduce digital exposure

  • Protecting beyond the utility network

  • Immediate steps to lower risk

Panelists:

  • Matt Chester, Community Manager at Energy Central (Moderator)

  • Kelsi Strutton, Senior Account Manager, Ironwall

Listen today!

Date & time
Thu, Apr 30, 5:00pm