Smart Grid Security

Chapter 3

The Evolution of the Smart Grid Threat Landscape and Cross-Domain Risk Assessment

Lucie Langer^*

Markus Kammerstetter^†*    Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria^†    Automation Systems Group, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Abstract

Future power grids will make extensive use of information and communication technology (ICT) to integrate renewable energy sources and support novel functionalities. Consequently, smart grids provide a much larger surface for cyber-attacks, which makes cybersecurity risk assessment a task of major importance for the security and resilience of future energy supply. Risk assessment in smart grids is, however, challenging due to their cyber-physical nature and the mix of legacy systems and ...