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Smart Meter Deployments Result in a Cyber Attack Surface of “Unprecedented Scale”
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions The Internet of Things (IoT) involves an Internet which will evolve from connecting just machines and people towards connecting “smart” objects and things. The electric utility industry is currently developing an IoT-based smart grid (SG). This … Continue reading
Smart Meter Remote Disconnect: An ‘Unnecessary Risk’ for Significant Damage to the Grid
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions I have written numerous articles over the past couple of years describing how smart meters make the electric grid inherently less safe from a cybersecurity perspective. In fact, in one article I recently stated that: … Continue reading
Smart Meters: ‘Easy Targets’ for Hackers and ‘Malicious Network Traffic’ within the Electric Grid, Reveals Latest Research Study
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Within the last few months, there have been Congressional testimonies by expert witnesses further revealing that utility ‘smart’ meters increase the vulnerability of our electric grid to cyber attacks. These testimonies do not generally make … Continue reading
From India: Smart Meter Cyber Attacks ‘Could Bring the Country Down to its Knees’
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions The installation of ‘smart’ meters under India’s National Smart Grid Mission could pose a serious threat to the country’s critical infrastructure, one of India’s leading experts in cyber security has said. According to Sachin Burman, … Continue reading
Congressional Testimony: ‘Smart’ meters have a life of 5 to 7 years.
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Introduction Testimony was provided last week (October 21, 2015) at a Congressional hearing regarding “cybersecurity for power systems.” A surprising admission was provided by one of the expert witnesses that I will discuss here in … Continue reading
Smart Meters ‘Wide Open’ to Cyber Attacks That Can Cause ‘Havoc’ Says Hacking Expert
Smart Grid Today conducted an interview last week with Cris Thomas, a strategist at Tenable Network Security and a founding member of the L0pht Hacker Collective. L0pht was a hacker “think tank” active from 1992 to 2000, and Thomas (aka … Continue reading
Congressional Hearing: Smart Meters Present Vulnerabilities to the Grid Due to “Smart Technology” and “Lots of Access Points”
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on Energy held a joint hearing titled Examining Vulnerabilities of America’s Power Supply on September 10, 2015. The … Continue reading
Smart Meters Put Grid Security at Risk
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Grid security is at risk according to an article today at GCN which provides information, insight and analysis to the Government IT and Education IT sectors. “The technical issues that interrupted service for the Wall … Continue reading
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U.S. Power Grid Being Hit With ‘Increasing’ Hacking Attacks as Smart Meter Deployments Continue
Major attacks on the U.S. power grid system are “increasing,” with hackers stepping up efforts to penetrate critical systems and to implant malicious software that could compromise the power grid and result in a nationwide crisis. This is according to … Continue reading
Smart Cities: Wide Open to Cyber Attacks, Civilization Threatening Events and other Unintended Consequences
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Key Point (Quotation): “The more technology a city uses, the more vulnerable to cyber attacks it is, so the smartest cities have the highest risks.” [1] Key Point (Quotation): “If the history of city building in the … Continue reading
