Title :
Information security implementation difficulties in critical infrastructures: Smart metering case
Author :
AlAbdulkarim, L.O. ; Lukszo, Z.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Technol., Policy & Manage., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
In recent years critical infrastructures have witnessed rapid developments in the way their services are being implemented and delivered to consumers; this was instigated by the adaptation of the latest technologies in IT. An example of such an infrastructure is smart metering in the energy sector. Despite the evident advantages of such transformation, this lead to the emergence of new challenges facing these infrastructures, such as preserving the security of the information of these systems. Common security implementation practices involve retrofitting security measures into the system rather than incorporating it in early stages of system development life cycle. In this paper we give a brief overview of the consequences resulting from information security breaches, in addition to presenting the main causes behind addressing information security as an after-thought in an ad-hoc manner.
Keywords :
power system measurement; security of data; critical infrastructures; energy sector; information security breaches; information security threats; smart metering; system development life cycle; Anatomy; Communications technology; Electronic mail; Energy management; Industrial economics; Information security; Monitoring; Power generation economics; Technology management; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6450-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSC.2010.5461569