DOE's AI-FORTS program builds AI cyber defences for the energy grid

Nov 13, 2026
The Department of Energy program covers defending against AI-enabled attacks, using AI for defence and securing AI used in energy systems.

The U.S. Department of Energy is developing AI tools to protect energy infrastructure from cyberattacks through its AI-FORTS program, run by its Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, Industrial Cyber reports.

The program has three parts: defending against attackers who use large language models and other AI, applying AI to threat detection and incident response, and hardening the AI systems that run or defend energy networks. It works with national laboratories and utilities. AI-FORTS launched in 2024 and is planned as a long-term research effort.

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