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Cyber Security and the Smart Grid. Eric Lipinski ejlipinski@gmail.com Energy Law Fall 2010 Chicago-Kent College of Law. Synopsis. What is a Smart Grid? Goals Technology Cyber Security Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure Australian Waste Management Brazilian Blackouts Stuxnet.
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Cyber Security and the Smart Grid Eric Lipinski ejlipinski@gmail.com Energy Law Fall 2010 Chicago-Kent College of Law
Synopsis • What is a Smart Grid? • Goals • Technology • Cyber Security • Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure • Australian Waste Management • Brazilian Blackouts • Stuxnet Eric Lipinski
Synopsis (Continued) • Cyber Attacks in the United States • Two Views • Pentagon Breach • Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act • Conclusions
Goals of a Smart Grid • Efficiency • Reliability • Combating Climate Change • Affordability • Security • Growing the National Economy
Smart Grid Technology • Integrated Communications • Advanced Sensing and Measurement Technologies • Advanced Components • Advanced Control Methods • Improved Interfaces and Decision Support
Normal Communication between Step 7 Software and Siemens Programmable Logic Controller
Stuxnet Hijacking Communication Between Step 7 and Siemens PLC
“The United States is fighting a cyber-war today, and we are losing.” – Michael McConnell
“There is no cyber war.” -Howard Schmidt
“Our pursuit of cybersecurity will not … include monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic.”
Conclusions • Smart Grid is a good idea • Cyber Secutity is a major issue • It is not as bad as the McConnells of the world say • It is not as good as the Schmidts of the world say