ARGE Austrian Energy CERT consortium
This partnership is aimed at establishing and operating a computer emergency response team (CERT) for the Austrian electricity and gas industries – known as the Austrian Energy CERT (E-CERT) – as well as the related engagement of a service provider and utilisation of its services.
ARGE E-CERT structure
ARGE Austrian Energy CERT consists of 20 partners representing all of the companies in the Austrian gas and electricity industries.
The consortium is made up of:
- the country’s 13 largest electricity companies,
some of them operating in more than one segment: electricity generation and distribution, and gas - the Austrian electricity transmission system operator
- the four main gas transmission and distribution system operators (TSOs and DSOs)
- Austria’s largest electricity generator and wholesaler
- a pool consisting of the country’s smaller energy companies
The parties to the agreement have set up a consortium in the form of a civil law partnership (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts), meaning that it has no legal personality. It is officially known as ARGE “Errichtung und Betrieb eines Computer Emergency Response Team für die österreichische Elektrizitäts- und Gaswirtschaft” (Consortium for the Formation and Operation of a Computer Emergency Response Team for the Austrian Electricity and Gas Industry), or ARGE E-CERT for short.
The advisory board liaises with the relevant public authorities.
ARGE E-CERT Managing Board
The Managing Board consists of two members appointed by the consortium partners for a one-year term; the Board members can be dismissed at any time.
Stefan Wagenhofer
GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA
Walter Fraissler
VERBUND AG
VorsitzARGE@aec.arge.or.at
ARGE E-CERT management
The members of the management team represent ARGE collectively.
Gerald Obernosterer
KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH
Christian Pennerstorfer
Austrian Power Grid AG
Oesterreichs Energie
Ursula Tauschek
info@aec.arge.or.at
Armin Selhofer
technik@aec.arge.or.at