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This paper reports on an interview study on information security incident management that has been conducted in organizations operating industrial control systems that are highly dependent on conventional IT systems. Six distribution service operators from the power industry have participated in the study. We have investigated current practice regarding planning and preparation activities for incident...
Smart grids is the next big evolutionary step for the power industry. It is a modernization of power distribution systems, and the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) is one of the means. Consequences include larger integration and larger connectivity, which lead to the power automation systems facing a whole new set of information security threats than before. It will...
The power industry faces the implementation of smart grids, which will introduce new information security threats to the power automation systems. The ability to appropriately prepare for, and respond to, information security incidents, is of utmost importance, as it is impossible to prevent all possible incidents from occurring. Current trends even show that the power industry is an attractive target...
The introduction of telecommunication in the energy grid, leading the way towards Smart Grids, challenges the way safe operations have traditionally been assured in the energy sector. New cyber security challenges emerge, especially related to privacy, connectivity and security management, and these need to be properly addressed. Existing cyber security technology and good practice mainly come from...
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