12th ENCS roundtable held in Malmö
ENCS held its 12th Security Roundtable on 1 November 2019, hosted by E.ON Sweden in Malmö. The ENCS roundtable brings together security experts working at grid operators to share information with peers in a trusted group setting. The twelfth edition was attended by 16 experts from 11 grid operators. Members presented the following topics: ST […]
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E host “Cybersecurity: Defence in Depth” workshop
How can we keep control over our European electricity grid infrastructure now nation state online activities targeting power grids are no longer in doubt, while new actors and technologies are connected to the grid at an ever-increasing rate? These were the questions and the themes of today’s discussions at the high level technical workshop […]
ENCS at CIRED 2019
On June 4 to 6, ENCS is at CIRED 2019 in Madrid, presenting work done with Enexis. ENCS is co-author of two papers: Implementing an ISA/IEC-62443 and ISO/IEC-27001 OT Cyber Security Management System at Dutch DSO Enexis Managing OT cyber security risks using BowTies and Risk & Opportunity Based Asset Management at Dutch DSO Enexis […]
ENCS delivered the second Red Team – Blue Team training to Österreichs Energie
In April 2019 ENCS delivered the second Red Team – Blue Team training to Österreichs Energie. The training was hosted in hotel Gut Brandlhof, a beautiful venue located on the Austrian mountains. The training started with theoretical sessions addressing the importance of cybersecurity for the electricity grids. In these sessions, grid operators learn the basics […]
ENCS member project on procuring secure equipment
ENCS is starting a member project on procuring secure equipment. The project has the goal to: Harmonize security requirements for procuring different types of components; Formalize the requirements-based testing method that ENCS has developed. Since its founding, ENCS has supported its members to procure secure equipment. ENCS has developed security requirements for different domains, and […]
ENCS member project on information security management
ENCS is starting a member project on information security management. The project will run in the first half of 2019. The goal is to share knowledge between ENCS members on setting up an information security management system (ISMS) and to make best practice available for members. Many ENCS members have already set up an ISMS […]
ENCS to speak at Smart Grid Forum’s Intrusion Detection event
On the 29th-31st January, ENCS will join Europe’s preeminent smart grid companies in Amsterdam for Smart Grid Forums’ Intrusion Detection event, where, Director, Technology Dr. Maarten Hoeve, will share his insights with the audience. The event will bring together more than 120 cyber security specialists from the electrical power, distribution and transmission sectors to discuss […]
10th ENCS Roundtable in Lisbon
On 30 October, ENCS held its tenth roundtable event in Lisbon, hosted by EDP Distribuição. Started six years ago, the roundtable is an invite-only event for trusted information and knowledge sharing between ENCS members. It brings together OT security specialists from ENCS members to discuss the challenges they face. The tenth event marks a milestone […]
Taking cyber security leadership throughout the digital wave in energy
For utilities, the opportunities that the digital revolution has brought, go far and wide. But there are difficulties too. One of the main challenges that face the smart grid today is cyber security. With more going digital, there are more opportunities for hackers. For this issue, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution. Technology is developing so quickly, […]
Smart Grid Cyber Security: EDSO & ENCS EVENT
Making the tools of the energy transition safe for citizens and secure for providers. The tools are the data generated and needed by the smart grid system that will allow for the real evolution of electric services at the advantage of customers. This was at the core of the discussions today in a high […]