Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid: Implementing Security Controls into the Modern Power Infrastructure

by Eric D. Knapp, Raj Samani

Many people think of the Smart Grid as a power distribution group built on advanced smart metering―but that’s just one aspect of a much larger and more complex system. The "Smart Grid" requires new technologies throughout energy generation, transmission and distribution, and even the homes and businesses being served by the grid. This also represents new information paths between these new systems and services, all of which represents risk, requiring a more thorough approach to where and how cyber security controls are implemented. This insight provides a detailed architecture of the entire Smart Grid, with recommended cyber security measures for everything from the supply chain to the consumer.

Genres: Technology

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[James Biskey · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a textbook, so it's not a page-turner like a consumer-facing book would be. But it provides lots of detailed explanations of security concepts and architectures along with their strengths and weaknesses. I most enjoyed the real-world examples of hacks along with how they worked and how they were fixed. I would have given it 5 stars but the examples are already a little outdated, but it's a decent introduction to the concept.