As the threat of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure such as power grids ramps up, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act (SEIA) is taking technology back to its retro roots. But is it a good idea?
that the United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid. The move was billed as a warning to the Russian president Vladimir Putin showing that President Trump is not afraid to deploy cyber tools in a more aggressive manner.It is widely agreed that Russia is one of the most accomplished nations in the world in its ability to perform state-sponsored attacks, disinformation and espionage.
“During the attack in 2015 against the Ukranian power grid, it was the operator’s ability to switch to manual operation that helped them recover quickly,” says Chris Doman, security researcher, AT&T Alien Labs. “The attack was potentially also mitigated somewhat by the lack of connectivity of their systems.”
But at the same time, Nigel Stanley, CTO at TUV Rheinland points out that in reality, most industrial control systems have some form of manual over-ride or redundancy in the event of failure. “The problem is that this is costly in terms of manpower and requires access to suitably qualified and experienced staff to take over the system if it fails.”
Indeed, Andrea Carcano, CPO and co-founder of Nozomi Networks says the move by the U.S. government is “surprising.”
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