Power Generation Solutions:
Generating Station Security
Power Transmission Solutions:
SCADA Security for the Power Grid
Power Transmission Security Risk Analysis
The "Aurora Generator Test" was conducted in March 2007 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and simulated the remote access of a generator control station by a "foreign hacker." The end result was significant damage to a million-dollar diesel- electric generator. If the target had been a nuclear reactor-based generation station, the potential consequences could have been cataclysmic.
In the age of terrorism, social malcontents, and malicious hackers, IT groups handling critical infrastructure face significant challenges. Although NERC CIP is based on standards that will ultimately lead to greater public and corporate safety, the tasks associated with compliance can be overwhelming. Staff resources are limited and the major focus of the power industry must always be simply to keep the lights on.
Protecting the Power Grid from Cyber Attacks
Can your SCADA systems block out hackers and terrorists? In an age of color-coded security alerts, even average Americans are aware that terrorists could aim to "take down the power grid" or target a nuclear power plant. cNet News noted, "Asked which industry is the biggest target for cyber attack, critical infrastructure insiders in the U.S., Canada, and Europe point to the energy sector."