The General Accounting Office (GAO) has explicitly stated that the U.S, Energy Grid is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The gaps for cyber -attackers have been recognized by government and industry. The trends of integration of hardware and software combined with growing networked sensors are redefining the surface attack opportunities for hackers. Energy Grid critical infrastructure components operate in a digital environment that is internet accessible. The attackers disrupted the supply of oil supplies on the US East coast and demonstrated the lack of a cybersecurity framework for both preparation and incident response. Power companies use Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks to control their industrial systems and many of these SCADA networks need to be updated and hardened to meet growing cybersecurity threats.Ī successful ransomware attack in 2021 on the Colonial Pipeline provided a window into that vulnerability and the many attacks points via the cross-pollination of IT and SCADA networks. While modernization planning focuses on new energy related technologies for distribution, resilience, storage, and capability, it is also focused on cybersecurity. gettyġ) Cyber-Threats To The Grid And Critical Infrastructure Abound Components are labelled with random serial numbers, with many connections glowing in yellow color too. The central microprocessor has an integrated security lock in glowing yellow color.
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