Cyber Security and the
Smart Grid
Eric Lipinski
ejlipinski@gmail.com
Energy Law Fall 2010
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Synopsis
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What is a Smart
Grid?
 Goals
 Technology
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Cyber Security
 Cyber Attacks on
Infrastructure
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Eric Lipinski
Australian Waste
Management
Brazilian Blackouts
Stuxnet
Synopsis (Continued)
 Cyber Attacks in
the United States
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Two Views
Pentagon Breach
Protecting
Cyberspace as a
National Asset Act
Conclusions
What is a Smart Grid?
Goals of a Smart Grid
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Efficiency
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Reliability
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Combating Climate Change
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Affordability
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Security
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Growing the National Economy
Smart Grid Technology
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Integrated Communications
Advanced Sensing and Measurement
Technologies
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Advanced Components
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Advanced Control Methods
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Improved Interfaces and Decision Support
Integrated Communications
Advanced Sensing and
Measurement Technologies
Advanced Components
Advanced Control Methods
Improved Interfaces
Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure
Aussie Sewage Dump
Brazilian Blackouts
Stuxnet: The Future of Warfare?
Normal Communication between
Step 7 Software and Siemens
Programmable Logic Controller
Stuxnet Hijacking
Communication Between Step 7
and Siemens PLC
Why Stuxnet is so Scarry
Two Views on the State of
Cyber Security in the U.S.
“The United States is
fighting a cyber-war
today, and we are
losing.” – Michael McConnell
“There is no cyber war.”
-Howard Schmidt
“Our pursuit of
cybersecurity will not …
include monitoring private
sector networks or
Internet traffic.”
Pentagon Breach
Protecting Cyberspace as a
National Asset Act
Conclusions
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Smart Grid is a good idea
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Cyber Secutity is a major issue
 It is not as bad as the McConnells of the
world say
 It is not as good as the Schmidts of the
world say