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An Overview of Cyber-Security Issues in Smart Grid

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Computer Networks, Big Data and IoT

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies ((LNDECT,volume 66))

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A smart grid is an updated version of the traditional electrical grid that uses Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in an automated fashion for the production and distribution of electricity. Several attributes like efficiency, sustainability, and reliability are improved in the smart grid as compared to the traditional grid. Smart grid gives significant benefits for the entire community, but their dependence on computer networks make them vulnerable to various kinds of malicious attacks. This article focuses on identifying the various cyber-security issues of different areas of the smart grid which are prone to vulnerabilities. Finally, the possible solutions for resolving the cyber-security issues in the identified areas for making the smart grid more secure were analyzed.

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  1. Department of CEA, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, UP, India

    Mayank Srivastava

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  1. Department of CSE, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India

    A.Pasumpon Pandian

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Xavier Fernando

  3. Edith Cowan University (ECU), Joondalup, WA, Australia

    Syed Mohammed Shamsul Islam

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Srivastava, M. (2021). An Overview of Cyber-Security Issues in Smart Grid. In: Pandian, A., Fernando, X., Islam, S.M.S. (eds) Computer Networks, Big Data and IoT. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 66. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0965-7_49

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