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to establish accountability and liability. In the context of smart grid
systems, this is most important in reference to regulatory require-
ments. Violation of this security requirement typically has legal/
commercial consequences.
6.2.8 ird-Party Protection
ird-party protection refers to averting damage done to third parties
via the communication systems, that is, damage that does not involve
safety hazards of the controlled plant itself. e successfully attacked
and subverted automation system could be used for various attacks on
the communication systems or data or users of external third parties
(e.g., via distributed DoS [DDoS]) or worm attacks. Consequences
could reach from a damaged reputation of a sma ...