Cyber security

Cyber security

Optimising network cybersecurity against new threats

As the security landscape against utilities becomes more complex and challenging

Energy Retail

Smart meters need more protection from hackers

A critical step utilities should be taking is to install monitoring and alarm systems to detect potential attacks.

Energy Retail

Cyber security: a marathon, not a Sprint

A case study contributed by Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4.

Energy Retail

Strategic cyber security priorities for Europe’s energy sector

Opinion piece by Anjos Nijk, Managing Director, European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS)

Energy Retail

The day the UK went from smart to Cymraeg meters

A random switch to Welsh in some smart meters’ display in the UK highlights a worrying software glitch.

Transmission & Distribution

Europe and US issue new cyber security resources

ENCS and E.DSO provide harmonised smart meter security requirements, while US regulators’ association offers guidelines for national regulators.

Energy Retail

The cyber threat: What utilities need to know

Engerati speaks with the Electric Power Research Institute about the top threats facing utilities and what they should be doing to mitigate risk and improve cyber security.

Energy Retail

Security in the energy cloud and how to get a handle on it

The cloud brings new challenges for utility cyber security that require asset visibility, integration of data sources and automated security processes.

Energy Retail

EU: Energy sector should collaborate to fend off cyber attacks

Software providers shared their cyber security solutions for utilities at a high-level EU Commission event in Brussels yesterday.

Energy Retail

Editorial: Utilities embark on a cyber odyssey

Senior officials in the EU and the US are waking up to the cyber security threat to critical infrastructure as digitalisation and decentralisation lower the barriers for hackers.

Energy Retail

EU gets to grips with cyber security

The EU’s cyber security strategy is shifting gears now that key legislation has come into force and the Commission is preparing to start work on a new network code.