Across one entire wall of the room are dozens of camera feeds. Operators in the room are on their phones, either receiving or relaying information about security – physical and cyber-related events. Welcome to Exelon’s Security Operations Center (ESOC), with three entities: the ESOC, the Incident Command Center (ICC) and the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). Together, the SOCs are a united physical and cyber security management organization tasked with mitigating and responding to physical and cyber security incidents. The group also is responsible for assisting other Exelon groups to ensure compliance with regulations such as NERC CIP, Sarbanes-Oxley, the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards, Pipeline Security and the Maritime Transportation Safety Act.
Ed Goetz, VP and CSO of Exelon, had a vision for all of the SOCs when Constellation Energy Group merged with Exelon Corporation in 2012. The merger created the leading competitive energy provider in the country.