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Securing Next Generation Smart Grid Solutions

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Event
  • Session
  • Wednesday, 15 June 2016
  • 10:15 - 10:15
  • Duration: 26 mins
  • Publication date: 04 Jul 2016
  • Location: NA, America Square Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Cyber Security in Modern Power Systems

About the session

* Deploying distributed energy control systems.

* The new landscape of smart grid technology.

* Risk, threats and mitigation

A smarter national grid infrastructure with greater connectivity ultimately becomes more susceptible to cyber-threats and cyber-attacks.

Cyber threats exploit the complex connectivity of critical network systems, resulting in a detrimental impact to our infrastructure, significant disruption and reputational harm.

Cyber-attacks on the grid can also affect a company’s bottom line, driving up costs and impacting revenue, as well as harming an organisation’s ability to innovate to gain and retain customers.

The risk of cyber- attacks to vital infrastructure is no longer a new threat and this event will offer an overview on operational and technical strategies for large and complex networks, current think and guidance on network protection and will explore procedural management to secure the network and keep the lights on.

Keywords:
  • cyber
  • cyber security
  • data security
  • firewall
  • malware
  • smart grid
  • virus

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Power

Power

IT

IT

Speaker

  • Jon Longstaff

    Jon Longstaff

    Omnetric Group, Head of Cyber Security EMEA

    Jon leads the OMNETRIC Cyber Security Practice where he works with energy operators to improve their resilience to digital threats. He has been working in the IT industry for over twenty years as a developer, architect, consultant and manager. His experience includes a range of industries such as retail, logistics, e-commerce, government and energy, with the security of those solutions as a consistent thread. As a part of the global team working on cyber security for the past few years both at Siemens and OMNETRIC Group, Jon has been developing strategies to help energy operators deliver smart grid technologies, whilst minimising their risk from cyber-attack. "The challenge of delivering innovation in the energy industry whilst ensuring the security of the solution, is constantly evolving. Making a difference to how operators understand and mitigate these cyber risks is what motivates my team."
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