Security and privacy issues in the future power grid

Supervisor:

Iulia Ion

Talk:

April 27, 2010

Report due:

April 20, 2010 (First version)
May 11, 2010 (Camera ready version)

Abstract:

The envisioned tight integration between the future electricity grid and modern information and communication systems may pave the way for disrupting security attacks. In the context of this talk, we will first detail the vulnerabilities of the smart grid, describe potential (intentional or uninentional) security threats, and outline practical measures that may prevent security breaches to become daily realities for first-generation smart grid systems. Further, we will consider in detail a specific threat for both electricity providers and consumers, namely that of energy theft. Although energy theft has always been a reality within the electricity network, recent studies show that current digital meters may enable not only smart metering, but also smart stealing of elecricity. Finally, we will outline the privacy issues related to a widespread usage of smart metering systems.

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ETH ZurichDistributed Systems Group
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