WEBINAR ON-DEMAND
Cybersecurity clouds over the bright future of smart grids 

Cybersecurity represents a dark cloud overshadowing the “smart grid” modernization of the existing electrical grid system that enhances customers’ and utilities’ ability to monitor, control, and predict energy use. The need for a secure enterprise-level architecture in defending against potentially devastating blackouts is widely acknowledged, but the role played by securely coded devices is easier to ignore and yet vitally important.

This presentation will discuss that as part of a defence-in-depth security strategy, monitoring smart devices deserve particular attention because they access data that is critical to smart grid operation. It will suggest that many of the most appropriate quality assurance techniques for secure coding are well proven in the field of functional safety. And it will advocate that the structured development approach promoted by IEC 61508 provides an ideal framework for the proactive development of a secure application.

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