Cyber- and National Security Risks of the Electric Energy System (Part One)

Abstract

The placement of the electric energy subsector among critical infrastructures does not always reflect the real threat they pose to other sectors of critical infrastructures. With different examples, the first part of our study shows certain cyber-vulnerabilities of the electric energy system, the actual risks of attacks thereon and the real necessity of systems’ resilience. The study investigates the organisational and theoretical resources required for the cyber defence of the electric energy sector, including its state-, commercial- and national security players.