Expert-Guided Security Risk Assessment of Evolving Power Grids
Electric power grids, which form an essential part of the critical infrastructure, are evolving into highly distributed, dynamic networks in order to address the climate change. This fundamental transition relies on extensive automation solutions based on communications and information technologies....
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| author | Seppo Borenius Pavithra Gopalakrishnan Lina Bertling Tjernberg Raimo Kantola |
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| description | Electric power grids, which form an essential part of the critical infrastructure, are evolving into highly distributed, dynamic networks in order to address the climate change. This fundamental transition relies on extensive automation solutions based on communications and information technologies. Thus, it also gives rise to new attack points for malicious actors and consequently, increases the vulnerability of the electric energy system. This study presents a qualitative assessment of power grid cybersecurity through expert interviews across countries in Europe and the U.S. to gain understanding of the latest developments and trends in the cybersecurity of future electric energy systems. The horizon of the assessment is 10 years spanning until the early 2030s. Thereafter, the study identifies how and to which extent the risks identified to be most significant are understood and addressed in the latest research and industry publications aiming at identifying areas deserving specific further attention. The most significant threats based on the assessment are False Data Injection (FDI), Denial of Service (DoS) supply chain, and ransomware and malware attacks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-422ff18e8af04c03b98f3bd83f96ce7b2023-11-23T08:08:26ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-04-01159323710.3390/en15093237Expert-Guided Security Risk Assessment of Evolving Power GridsSeppo Borenius0Pavithra Gopalakrishnan1Lina Bertling Tjernberg2Raimo Kantola3Department of Communications and Networking, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, FinlandDepartment of Communications and Networking, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, FinlandDivision of Electric Power and Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Communications and Networking, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, FinlandElectric power grids, which form an essential part of the critical infrastructure, are evolving into highly distributed, dynamic networks in order to address the climate change. This fundamental transition relies on extensive automation solutions based on communications and information technologies. Thus, it also gives rise to new attack points for malicious actors and consequently, increases the vulnerability of the electric energy system. This study presents a qualitative assessment of power grid cybersecurity through expert interviews across countries in Europe and the U.S. to gain understanding of the latest developments and trends in the cybersecurity of future electric energy systems. The horizon of the assessment is 10 years spanning until the early 2030s. Thereafter, the study identifies how and to which extent the risks identified to be most significant are understood and addressed in the latest research and industry publications aiming at identifying areas deserving specific further attention. The most significant threats based on the assessment are False Data Injection (FDI), Denial of Service (DoS) supply chain, and ransomware and malware attacks.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/9/3237smart gridspower gridscybersecuritysecurity risk assessment |
| spellingShingle | Seppo Borenius Pavithra Gopalakrishnan Lina Bertling Tjernberg Raimo Kantola Expert-Guided Security Risk Assessment of Evolving Power Grids Energies smart grids power grids cybersecurity security risk assessment |
| title | Expert-Guided Security Risk Assessment of Evolving Power Grids |
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| title_short | Expert-Guided Security Risk Assessment of Evolving Power Grids |
| title_sort | expert guided security risk assessment of evolving power grids |
| topic | smart grids power grids cybersecurity security risk assessment |
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