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EPES and Smart GRIDS: practical tools and methods to fight against cyber and privacy attacks

Cyberwatching.eu is organising a webinar entitled "EPES and Smart GRIDS: practical tools and methods to fight against cyber and privacy attacks" taking place on 12 November 2020 at 11:00 CET, in collaboration with the EnergySHIELD, SDN-Microsense, SealedGRID and DEFeND projects.

12 November 2020 - 12 November 2020
Online, Italy
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Description:

The Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES) is of key importance to the economy, as all other domains rely on the availability of electricity. With the growing use of digital devices and advanced communications and interconnected systems, the EPES is increasingly exposed to external cyber-threats, and therefore they require an attentive evaluation of the cyber security risk that allows taking proper countermeasures.

On the other hand, despite Smart Grids (SG) supporting a dynamic two-way information exchange between utility companies and their customers, contributing towards a smart and sustainable energy management in Europe and the establishment of a wiser energy consumption mentality, the power grid is also exposed to security threats inherited from the ICT sector, while privacy issues and new vulnerabilities, related to the specific characteristics of the Smart Grids infrastructure, are emerging.

Attacks to EPES and SG may lead to cascading failures, ranging from destruction of other interconnected critical infrastructures to loss of human lives.

The European Commission adopted in April 2019 a sector-specific guidance that identifies the main actions required to preserve cybersecurity and be prepared for possible cyberattacks in the energy sector, taking into account the characteristics of the sector such as the real-time requirements, the risk of cascading effects and the combination of legacy systems with new technologies. Join us on this webinar where the projects EnergySHIELD, SDN-Microsense, SealedGRID and DEFeND will present their solutions to protect EPES and Smart Grids against cyber-threats, and preserve consumers' privacy.

See the exciting agenda prepared for the attendees at the Cyberwatching Webinar page.

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Keywords

cybersecurity, electrical power, energy system, smartGRID, privacy

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