Automatic reconfiguration

Important results from the project

With the Cloud and IoT, IT systems are once again taking a big leap forward. This leap is particularly large in the energy sector. From a security point of view, this entails major challenges. Most security solutions are component-focused. However, there is a need to consider the system as a whole, as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. With the changing technology landscape, this complexity is expected to increase dramatically. The purpose and goal with the prestudy was to develop an idea and a consortium for a H2020 project application focusing on cyber security in energy systems.

Expected long term effects

The main result of the prestudy is a project application sent in to the Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens call Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches. Innovation Action - SU-DS04-2018-2020. The project is called EnergyShield - Integrated Cybersecurity Solution for the Vulnerability Assessment, Monitoring and Protection of Critical Energy Infrastructures.

Approach and implementation

The main focus in the prestudy has been to get a good consortium together for this type of project. In the proposal sent in we have two large industrial partners (technology providers for energy systems), seven SMEs, three universities, two generators, two DSOs, one TSO, one aggregator, and one consumer. The project idea was discussed and developed within the consortium to provide an integrated toolbox including tools for vulnerability assessment, security behaviour analysis, DDoS mitigation, anomaly detection, and security information & event management.