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Original full article available here: cyber security and critical infrastructure

Lars Schernikau: Energy economist, raw material dealer, author (current book “The unpopular truth … about electricity and the future of energy”)

Details Inc Blog at www.unpopular-thuth.com

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Imagine this … You wake up one morning and the strength is over. No lights, no heat, no telephone charger. Not resulting from a predictable storm or an ordinary downed line … only silence. The culprit? Someone behind a keyboard halfway worldwide.

It is not a sci-fi. It is not an exercise. It is a growing option.

First let us go to Nikola Tesla for his vision of thank you AC (AC)A system that could send electricity much further, more efficiently and at higher tensions than ever … The same alternating current that did it Modern energy network possible What is part of what we call critical infrastructure today.

Since then we have put a long way and it is time for us to talk about the risks of cyber attacks on our critical infrastructure.

Smart Power Systems are becoming more risky

Yes, digital tools help the supply companies to control and monitor everything from solar collectors to massive transmission lines. But on the other hand … every connection is a potential point of attack. If the energy infrastructure becomes more high-tech, it will also be exposed to cyber attacks.

In fact, millions of solar interverters who may have been affected by software gaps recently identified by researchers. Also keep in mind that cross-border power cables such as those between Finland and Estonia have already been caught in the cyber crossfire. The risks become more real. So what will we do to alleviate these identified risks?

What is really at stake here?

It's not just about flickering lights or recharging your phone a little more slowly. It is about a critical infrastructure … The infrastructure that runs hospitals produces factories and cities alive. A single targeted attack could lead chaos all over the regions. In my latest blog – Cyber ​​security and critical infrastructure Present I list some of the events for the background about the size of such attacks.

And since the Energy World is increasingly tending to digital tools and decentralized power supply systems such as sun and wind, the impending risk continues to grow.

Cyber ​​attacks become cheaper and require a more complex defense Source: BCG Executive Perspectives

The quiet race in which you didn't know in which you are in

While we scroll, stream and charge, there is a deterioration between nation states, hackers for hors and infrastructure operators behind the scenes on the scenes. Everyone is race to either protect or penetrate the digital veins that flow energy.

In some countries, cyber resilience is already embedded in their network planning. Other? Not so much. The frightening part is how unequal the immune system is, especially if the systems are connected across borders.

In other words, it doesn't matter whether your local utility has first -class cyber security if your upstream partners do not take care of it. A weak member and the whole chain trembles.

The conversation about cyber security in the energy space is not only for engineers and political decision -makers, but for all of us. If you are curious … or a little alarmed, the full argument is worth your time. Read the complete contribution here: Cyber ​​security and critical infrastructure

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