Microgrid Industry Information Security

Do microgrids have a cybersecurity problem?

While the impact of exploiting vulnerabilities in them is understood, research on the cybersecurity of microgrids is inadequate. This paper provides a comprehensive review of microgrid cybersecurity.

How important is microgrid security?

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. The importance of looking into microgrid security is getting more crucial due to the cyber vulnerabilities introduced by digitalization and the increasing dependency on information and communication technology (ICT) systems.

How can a microgrid be protected from cyberattacks?

To prevent unknown cyberattacks, potential vulnerabilities in cybersecurity can indicate research-related needs for enhancing the cybersecurity of a microgrid. Jamming attacks threaten wireless communication because the absence of mitigation approaches creates a weakness in the connectivity of components of the smart grid.

Is microgrid development the core of smart grid systems?

Accordingly, the increasing interest in microgrid development as the core of the smart grid systems is completely justified [ 7 ], although this increasing interdependency between physical and nonphysical power system components, which forms the so-called cyber-physical systems, raises a whole new level of complications.

Can research help spur innovation in microgrid security?

This paper has provided a comprehensive review of the components of a microgrid as well as related elements and cybersecurity aspects, and discussed the potential of research to address various vulnerabilities and potential threats in it. The understanding gleaned from the work here can help spur innovation in research on microgrid security.

What is a microgrid?

The first one was proposed in [ 24, 25] imagining the microgrid as the ultimate solution for the reliable integration and control of the ensemble of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), including Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) and controllable loads [ 26 ].