Cybersecurity in the Electricity Sector

This book offers a systematic explanation of cybersecurity protection of electricity supply facilities, including discussion of related costs, relevant standards, and recent solutions. The author explains the current state of cybersecurity in the electricity market, and cybersecurity standards that apply in that sector. He then offers a systematic approach to cybersecurity management, including new methods of cybersecurity assessment, cost evaluation and comprehensive defence.

This monograph is suitable for practitioners, professionals, and researchers engaged in critical infrastructure protection.

The transformation of the electricity sector associated with the concepts of the smart grid or the Internet of Energy is intrinsically linked to the widespread adoption of technologies that are vulnerable to cyberattacks Cyberattackers are very skilled and organized professionals, usually working in teams, capable of launching complex and coordinated attacks using sophisticated tools Book offers a systematic explanation of cybersecurity protection of electricity supply facilities

Inhalt

Introduction.- The Current State of Cybersecurity in the Electricity Market.- Cybersecurity Standards Applicable to the Electricity Sector.- A Systematic Approach to Cybersecurity Management.- Cost of Cybersecurity Management.- Cybersecurity Assessment.- Cybersecurity Controls.- Conclusions.