Joint TSPE / IEEE Meeting
Joint TSPE / IEEE Meeting
- March 11,2014
- Lunch at 11:30 am; Program 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- CBU Sabbatini Lounge
- Cost $10 Members, $20 Non Members
- 1 PDH(s) Available
- “Cyber Security for the Electric Grid”
- Presented by Allan Long with MLGW
Description: Utilities are under attack every day. Lightning hits towers, ice and tree limbs pull down wires, vehicles hit poles, and water mains break. But there are also threats posed by those who intentionally sabotage equipment, steal materials, attempt to alter records, or break into computer systems. There is even the concern that these events might be the acts of terrorism.
Physical security has grown more sophisticated as have the tactics of the criminals. From a cyber perspective, utilities like MLGW have to protect not only their corporate data systems, but the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) that are used to monitor and control the production and distribution of utility services.
Allan Long will discuss some of the threats facing the utility industry and approaches to developing an effective defense.