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Title: Cyber security threats in the power sector : Need for a domain specific regulatory framework in India
Authors: Ananda Kumar, V.
Pandey, Krishan K
Punia, Devendra Kumar
Keywords: Cyber Security
Regulatory Framework
Issue Date: 2014
Citation: Energy Policy 65(2014).pp.126–133
Abstract: India is poised to spend over USD5.8 billion as part of the National Smart Grid Mission aimed to alleviate India's ailing power sector as part of its 12th Five year plan (2012–2017). The federal government sponsored Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program (R-APDRP) is also focused on building ICT capability in the state electricity boards. Presently however, there is no power sector specific cyber security mandates or policies in India. The Stuxnet, Shamoon and Anonymous incidents have shown that cyber attack scan cause significant damage and pose a risk to National Critical Infrastructure. A lack of security planning as part of designing the Smart grid scan potentially leave gaping holes in the country's power sector stability. The paper highlights key cyber security threats across the entire power sector value chain—from generation, to transmission and distribution. It is aimed at building the case for power sector specific cyber security regulations based on the experience of regulators in other critical infrastructure sectors like Banking and Telecom in India and power s ector regulations internationally.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1916
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