DERs Face Increasing Cybersecurity Challenges

• Published in: Transmission & Distribution World
• Main Author: Suh-Lee, Candace
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nashville Endeavor Business Media 03.01.2018
• Subjects: Collaboration; Computer science; Confidentiality; Cybersecurity; Cyberterrorism; Data encryption; Data integrity; Data security; Electric power; Electric power supply; Electric power transmission; Electric utilities; Electricity distribution; Electricity generation; Embedded systems; Energy industry; Homeowners; Information technology; Internet; Power lines; Privacy; Public Key Infrastructure; R&D; Research & development; Research centers; Security management

According to North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, the mandatory cybersecurity standards for bulk power systems apply to various NERC entities — different categories of electric utilities — such as generation owners and operators,...