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Cybersecurity of the power grid is critical. There has been a concerted effort by utilities, regulators, and standards bodies to implement the highest levels of communication network security that will not only make the networks secure but also minimize the possibility of security attacks on the grid and provide means of mitigating and eliminating security threats. Further, a comprehensive approach is required where network security must be complemented by security policies and procedures. With the large amount of data that must be collected from an ever-increasing number of endpoints including collection of consumer data, data privacy is also of paramount importance. After presenting an overview of cybersecurity standards, a security architecture based on security zones is presented.
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Budka, K.C., Deshpande, J.G., Thottan, M. (2014). Network Security. In: Communication Networks for Smart Grids. Computer Communications and Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6302-2_8
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