The
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum aims to prepare utilities and other energy providers for coping with cyber security risks in the real world. Critical precautions and supporting technology are thoroughly studied in order to better prepare energy corporations for the challenges that they face.
Organizations in the renewables sector prioritize cyber security flexibility, ensuring that the safeguards in place are adaptable to modern-day issues. This is especially true given that certain countries' essential infrastructure is primarily reliant on renewable energy and comparable technology.
Managing linked and intelligent energy systems necessitates the development of techniques to minimize and respond to cyber security hazards. Knowledge exchange, exchanging best practices, and the establishment of common standards and laws are all important areas for collaboration in the development of sustainable energy. Collaboration on security concerns will boost effectiveness while decreasing costs. Resilient infrastructure is a critical component of long-term energy systems. Energy connection entails improving regional collaboration, linking regional energy markets, and exchanging best practices.
Join like-minded colleagues at this 2-day event to hear how prominent businesses in the renewable energy sector have been able to remain resilient, invest in the correct technology, and persuade their stakeholders that it is worthwhile to prioritize cyber security.
The digitalization of the energy sector is a critical area of development that contributes to increased energy efficiency and the acceleration of the energy transition. However, with the different advantages of sophisticated computer technology come new cyber security dangers. Unfortunately, cyber-attacks are becoming more widespread, owing to the rising volume of sensitive data shared or kept on computers. As technology advances, energy systems become more exposed to cyber assaults. This and more will be discussed at the
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum by various experts in the field.
The energy sector is changing to become more sustainable, responsive to rising energy demand, and ready for a more linked and digital world. While the energy world of tomorrow will provide numerous benefits, it will also provide new security risks. Natural catastrophes and cyber-attacks are making electricity networks more susceptible, and a rising amount of renewable energy must be properly incorporated without jeopardizing system stability.
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum aims to strengthen the energy sector's cyber security and capabilities to deal with the rising threat of cyberattacks. This two-day event will foster a better knowledge of the escalating threat of cyberattacks and what efforts it may take to reduce this threat.
The need for utilities to defend substations and distribution and transmission infrastructure from cyber assaults is critical, because control networks are naturally a weak link for cyber threats. To assist utilities in meeting this challenge,
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum, provides a concentrated arena for utility executives to network one-on-one with peers dealing with similar difficulties. Presentations by prominent suppliers, utilities, and technology thought leaders give vital insight and advice on how to safeguard the network from cyber threats. The interactive approach creates a concentrated, networking-centric environment in which utility peers and solution providers may exchange ideas and lessons gained.
The energy industry includes a substantial chain of inputs and delivery systems involved in the transformation of raw energy into usable energy, ranging from commodities extraction (coal/oil/gas) or collection (solar, heat) through transportation and from hardware and software network services to end consumers. Renewable energy is comparable, but considerably riskier, because manual extraction methods have been totally abolished and highly networked infrastructure has been installed.
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum focuses on helping utilities to be knowledgeable about their own cyber hazards, but they may be unaware of the cyber threats posed by these diverse suppliers. They have their own controls but are not concerned about external risks to their enterprises.
The clean energy transition is causing a significant structural change in the generation profile of the world's power networks. Variable renewable energy has already increased dramatically over the last decade, owing to cost reductions and favorable regulatory contexts, a trend that is expected to continue and potentially accelerate in accordance with climate change goals. While appropriate rules can provide consistent energy availability during the transition, the diffuse and decentralized structure of much renewable generating raises the danger of cyberattacks.
The
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum brings together IT/OT security experts from prominent power and utility firms to benchmark best practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure and navigating the ever-changing cyber-threat landscape.
The utilities business has grown increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks as a result of increased digitalization and proliferation of integrated technology. Energy businesses report an increasing number of cyberattacks each year. To safeguard critical infrastructure, legacy OT systems that were not designed with security in mind, as well as a lack of cybersecurity culture and awareness, must be addressed. Today, strengthening security and risk mitigation remain significant challenges, and utility stakeholders must prioritize cybersecurity.
One cannot afford to be out of the loop and misjudge the vulnerabilities and threats that may be lurking around the corner. Aside from the modern solutions and protection technologies that are accessible and regularly refreshed in the market, utilities must also deploy the correct organization to improve awareness culture and guarantee the security of their IT and OT systems is prioritized by their corporate executives.
The
Renewable Energy Cyber Security Forum will address all of the most recent energy-related topics. How technology may alter energy operators' and especially investors' policies, as well as how green policies throughout the world might find common ground in the current economic and geopolitical setting that stresses energy security.
Join like-minded colleagues at this 2-day event to hear how prominent businesses in the renewable energy sector have been able to remain resilient, invest in the correct technology, and persuade their stakeholders that it is worthwhile to prioritize cyber security.
Key Topics & Discussions
- Building the Business Case to Balance Security Risk with Cost
- One Size does not Fit All – Cyber Security Recommendations for the Renewables Sector
- Let’s not forget: Physical Security and Cyber Defence Need to Complement Each Other
- Future Energy World of Interconnectivity – Preparing Your Cyber Security Strategies Already Today
- Digitalization Meets Distributed Energy Resources: Chances and Challenges of CyberSecurity
Key Topics:
- Understanding risk assessment and mitigation and whether you’re investing enough time to look at what could represent a high risk for your business
- Regulations vs. reality: If regulation is too prescriptive tends to fail because it can’t keep up with technology, and it often takes longer than required to meet requirements. How do you marry these two dimensions?
- Exploring the importance of providing standards to establish how the industry is performing
- Suppliers – are you asking them the right questions? Should cyber security be a must have feature as opposed to being an add on?
- How the CISO’s role is changing and enabling changes by bringing closer board level conversations and technical know-how
- How IoT and digitalisation is impacting renewable energy and what cyber security implications you need to be prepared for
- Why are IT and OT teams still working in silos? And can we bring these two dimensions closer together?
- Legacy systems and infrastructure - are we living in borrowed time? Why a proper risk assessment can help you find out a better picture of what’s worth eliminating and what’s worth keeping
- Talent and skillset: how is technology shaping the talent of the future? Should we look outside traditional channels to attract talent with a broader skill set?
- What are the PR implications of cyber threats?
- A look at how cyber security is being tackled by insurance and what the legal implications are for one single breach
Key Takeaways:
- Discuss the importance of convincing your stakeholders to invest in a thorough risk assessment to establish potential threats to the company’s assets
- Learn how to adapt your strategies and internal resources to existing and upcoming technology to mitigate risks and promptly react to breaches
- Hear from successful CISOs how they convinced board level stakeholders to consider cyber security a high priority
- Get insights into case studies on reacting to a breach and successfully survive without compromising a business asset or encounter a PR disaster
