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Volume 8, Issue 10 (Suppl)
J Earth Sci Clim Change, an open access
ISSN: 2157-7617
Climate Change 2017
October 19-21, 2017
CLIMATE CHANGE
October 19-21, 2017 | Rome, Italy
4
th
World Conference on
Cyber-attacks in Ukraine show vulnerability of traditional power grids
Julia E Sullivan
Law Office of Julia E Sullivan LL, USA
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n December 23, 2015, a well-planned, perfectly-synchronized, brilliantly executed cyber-attack caused a six-hour black-
out for hundreds of thousands of customers in and around Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev. It was the first documented case
of cyber-intruders bringing down a power grid. While there are no known cases of cyber terrorism causing power outages in
other countries, experts agree that absolute cyber-security is unattainable. The attack methodology, tactics, techniques, and
procedures that were successfully deployed in Ukraine could be deployed against infrastructures in the US and around the
world. The presentation analyzes policy changes to increase the resiliency of electric power grids and mitigate the potential
consequences of cyber-attacks. Small power production resources originally designed to lower the costs of energy and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions also could improve public access to power during cyber-attacks or other emergencies. The resilience
and security of supply implications have become increasingly relevant in evaluating the costs and benefits of distributed energy
resources and micro grids.
juliasullivan@jeslaw.usJulia E Sullivan, J Earth Sci Clim Change 2017, 8:10(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-036