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Smart Grid Cybervulnerabilities and Mitigation Measures

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Cybersecurity defend and safeguard the computing assets including programs in a cybernetwork thereby providing reliability, integrity, and confidentiality of data transfer. In this paper, a detailed description of the communication framework, a functional block, network types, communication functionalities, reliability, and security aspects are provided. Elaborate elucidation of cybersecurity standards and cyberattack mitigation techniques is reviewed. Current research trends in the field of cybersecurity and future scopes are analyzed.

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I would like to keep on record the guidance and suggestions given by Dr. Shantiswarup, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, and Dr. Balakrishna Pamulaparthy, Senior Lead R&D Engineer, GE Renewable Energy, Hyderabad Technology Centre.

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Krishnan, P.R., Jacob, J. (2021). Smart Grid Cybervulnerabilities and Mitigation Measures. In: Mekhilef, S., Favorskaya, M., Pandey, R.K., Shaw, R.N. (eds) Innovations in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 756. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0749-3_3

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