Cyber-Energy Nexus Study: Best Practices, Opportunities, and Challenges for Smart Energy Technology
| Published Date | November 2016 |
|---|---|
| Type of Publication | Reports |
| Publication Under | SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Energy Working Group (EWG) |
| Accessed | 2963 |
| Pages | 363 |
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Description
This timely study fills a number of important gaps in understanding current APEC energy grid cybersecurity efforts and presents a number of related collaborative efforts for future examination.
Smart energy technology and networked control systems are becoming integral parts of the energy value chain globally. These critical energy infrastructure assets are vulnerable to cyber and physical attacks and lack secure interoperability policies and standards. The U.S. Department of Energy, together with Singapore Energy Market Authority, led the first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) study exploring smart energy technology cyber security trends, policies and standards in the region.
The study was conducted as part of the Energy Smart Communities’ Initiative (ESCI) smart grid pillar with six primary goals: (1) define the cyber- energy nexus landscape, (2) identify relevant standards and current policy gaps in standards development, (3) share best policy practices, (4) identify related opportunities and challenges, (5) provide guidance to help APEC economies implement cyber-energy nexus plans in ways that optimize shared security and interoperability goals, and (6) add to the ESCI Knowledge Sharing Platform’s resource links and case studies.
Smart energy technology and networked control systems are becoming integral parts of the energy value chain globally. These critical energy infrastructure assets are vulnerable to cyber and physical attacks and lack secure interoperability policies and standards. The U.S. Department of Energy, together with Singapore Energy Market Authority, led the first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) study exploring smart energy technology cyber security trends, policies and standards in the region.
The study was conducted as part of the Energy Smart Communities’ Initiative (ESCI) smart grid pillar with six primary goals: (1) define the cyber- energy nexus landscape, (2) identify relevant standards and current policy gaps in standards development, (3) share best policy practices, (4) identify related opportunities and challenges, (5) provide guidance to help APEC economies implement cyber-energy nexus plans in ways that optimize shared security and interoperability goals, and (6) add to the ESCI Knowledge Sharing Platform’s resource links and case studies.