http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/63902/security/securing-smart-grid.html
During the recent years, there have been two cyber-attacks on power plants in Ukraine, which for the first time in the history succeeded to disrupted and cut power in a country.
An analysis of the events in Ukraine indicates that in order for a cyber-attack to materialize, three conditions must exist: opportunity, ability, and motivation.
We should embrace cyber security initiatives as we embrace innovation and new technologies, the evolution of techniques and technologies used by attackers is a wakeup call to the regulator, leading power companies, and vendors to add cyber defense as safety, reliability and productivity in order to minimize the ability and opportunity of the cyber attack as an act of war.
Making those systems safe and secure is not an easy task.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Smart Grid Experiment Saves Participants the Equivalent of One Electric Bill Per Year
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/smart-grid-experiment-saves-participants-the-equivalent-of-one-electric-bill-per-year
Tomi Engdahl says:
What Exactly Is A Smart Grid? Smart Grid Applications
https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2015/05/what-is-a-smart-grid.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
The Software-Defined Power Grid Is Here
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-smarter-grid/the-softwaredefined-power-grid-is-here
But adding more solar and wind power here, as elsewhere, brings its own problems. In particular, it challenges the grid’s stability and resilience. The power systems that most people are connected to were designed more than a century ago. They rely on large, centralized generation plants to deliver electricity through transmission and distribution networks that feed into cities, towns, homes, schools, factories, stores, office buildings, and more.
Our 100-year-old power system wasn’t intended to handle power generators that produce electricity only when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. Such intermittency can cause the grid’s voltage and frequency to fluctuate and spike dangerously when power generation isn’t balanced with demand throughout the network. Traditional grids also weren’t designed to handle energy flowing in two directions, with hundreds or thousands of small generators like rooftop solar panels attached to the network.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2020/06/facts-flexible-ac-transmission-system.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://safegrid.io/safegrid-helps-leppakosken-sahko-get-real-time-visibility-into-their-grid/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Safegrid Helps Leppäkosken Sähkö Get Real-Time Visibility into their Grid
https://safegrid.io/safegrid-helps-leppakosken-sahko-get-real-time-visibility-into-their-grid/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.edn.com/prevent-tampering-in-energy-meters/?utm_content=buffer3af0a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=edn_facebook&utm_campaign=buffer
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://safegrid.io/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Demystifying and De-Jargoning the Smart Grid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjj8gmLq8cg
Julkaistu 29.1.2010
January 13, 2010 – Efran Ibrahim, Technical Executive at the Electric Power Research Institute, engages the rapidly evolving discussion around the Smart Grid by separating core issues involved in system development and implementation from abundant hype and speculation, a perspective based on his experience with EPRI’s seminal Intelligrid program.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Paranna kyberturvallisuutta kokonaispalvelukonseptilla
https://www.enertec.fi/natiivi/3937/paranna-kyberturvallisuutta-kokonaispalvelukonseptilla?fbclid=IwAR2h8JW46Ese49cYXJz4p1WG7IiaVMJGeUses4hGVRT-PRzyXnrNwdyhkaQ_aem_AaXOzv2QTxA810DlXk7oS3DgawG-fbz3t5oJvv8aNrXkNnqbknP_eSPVpTuiUeivGGODeJ4NX0jU38GXqnNeJ90Q
Energia-alan suljettujen järjestelmien käytönvalvonta on murroksessa, ja kyberturvallisuus vaatii aiempaa enemmän panostusta. Kokonaispalvelukonsepti VALVOT kattaa käytönvalvontajärjestelmän suunnittelun, toteuttamisen ja ylläpidon kyberturvallisesti.
Tomi Engdahl says:
US Government Releases Security Guidance for Open Source Software in OT, ICS
CISA, FBI, NSA, and US Treasury published new guidance on improving the security of open source software in OT and ICS.
https://www.securityweek.com/us-government-releases-open-source-security-guidance-for-ot-ics/