Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants
Zero Trust Network Architecture implementation is gaining popularity in the ICT sector to defend and deter cyber threats or cyber crime. Considering the architecture’s ability, it is unlikely that a single compromised endpoint in the zero-trust networks could spread laterally, infecting the whole ne...
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| author | Annamalai Alagappan Sampath Kumar Venkatachary Leo John Baptist Andrews |
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| description | Zero Trust Network Architecture implementation is gaining popularity in the ICT sector to defend and deter cyber threats or cyber crime. Considering the architecture’s ability, it is unlikely that a single compromised endpoint in the zero-trust networks could spread laterally, infecting the whole network.This provides us with the ability to adopt the architecture in the energy sector. The popularity of the distributed generators helps us beself-reliant on the power and enables a consumer to supply the power to the grid. The pool of these small generators constitutes a virtual power plant. With this arrangement, its network is also exposed to security challenges. Protecting these physical systems, data protection, and information privacy becomes critical. Motivated by this convergence, this paper aims to present a comprehensive Zero trust security architecture to help reduce the risks and help secure the physical systems and ensure privacy and data protection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-500bc1c37d6d472eb76eef7cb13ea0c12023-02-21T05:09:38ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-11-01813091320Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plantsAnnamalai Alagappan0Sampath Kumar Venkatachary1Leo John Baptist Andrews2Department of Network and Infrastructure Management, Faculty of Computing, Botho University, BotswanaGrant Thornton, Plot 50370, Acumen Park, Fairgrounds, Gaborone, Botswana; Corresponding author.Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing, Botho University, BotswanaZero Trust Network Architecture implementation is gaining popularity in the ICT sector to defend and deter cyber threats or cyber crime. Considering the architecture’s ability, it is unlikely that a single compromised endpoint in the zero-trust networks could spread laterally, infecting the whole network.This provides us with the ability to adopt the architecture in the energy sector. The popularity of the distributed generators helps us beself-reliant on the power and enables a consumer to supply the power to the grid. The pool of these small generators constitutes a virtual power plant. With this arrangement, its network is also exposed to security challenges. Protecting these physical systems, data protection, and information privacy becomes critical. Motivated by this convergence, this paper aims to present a comprehensive Zero trust security architecture to help reduce the risks and help secure the physical systems and ensure privacy and data protection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721014190Zero trust architectureZero trust networksVirtual power plantDistributed generatorsData protection |
| spellingShingle | Annamalai Alagappan Sampath Kumar Venkatachary Leo John Baptist Andrews Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants Energy Reports Zero trust architecture Zero trust networks Virtual power plant Distributed generators Data protection |
| title | Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants |
| title_full | Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants |
| title_fullStr | Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants |
| title_short | Augmenting Zero Trust Network Architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants |
| title_sort | augmenting zero trust network architecture to enhance security in virtual power plants |
| topic | Zero trust architecture Zero trust networks Virtual power plant Distributed generators Data protection |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721014190 |
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