Is the Power Grid a Huge Cybersecurity Risk?
summary
Power systems use SCADA/PLC/DCS layers and must balance supply and demand on milliseconds balance with almost no bulk storage; Canada’s grid has regional mixes like BC at 85% hydro and about 35 interconnects with the U.S. There are only five major ICS attacks recorded but many ransomware and destructive incidents. Defenses include code-signed firmware, industrial firewalls with protocol IDS/IPS, IEC 62443 and NERC CIP standards, whitelisting at level 1/2, secure remote access, and demand response plus distributed generation.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:32Industrial Control Systems
- 2:45Power Generation
- 3:37Generation Mix
- 4:25Canadian US Grids
- 5:38Reliability Issues
- 8:35Operational Technology
- 12:44IT vs OT
- 17:45Threats and impacts
- 20:10Power plants and risks
- 23:22ICS and OT defenses
- 28:05Grid resilience
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