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6 EEJ 53 (2016-2017)
Legal Problems for the Protection of Smart Grids from Cyber Threats

handle is hein.journals/euenj6 and id is 179 raw text is: Research Ass stant, Energ ienst tut an de Johannes Kepler Universita Linz and Jchannes Reich! Project Manager., EnergieinstItut an aer Johannes Keoler Universitat Linz +1c nTn rar rant ariI jramme 1o rmber 6082 The European power system is undergoing con- stant evolution since the advent of the smart grids vision', where smart technology is about to become mainstream in the architecture of electricity grids. New functionalities, real-time sensing, and autonomous interventions of the technology promise enhanced operational efficiency and reliability, and open the door to a plethora of new services for final customers. All of these new capabilities require high inter- connectivity between the conventional electri- city distribution infrastructure and the infor- mation and communication infrastructure. Such unprecedented interconnectivity of the two complex systems with essential importan- ce for the vital functioning of our society and economy naturally raises concerns about their technical stability and security. Consequently, research in the technical disciplines intensive- ly addresses the development of measures to protect our power system from cyber threats. However, while the protection from cyber threats requires technical solutions, successful configuration and implementation of these solutions require the provision of legal regu- lations, addressing the economic framework conditions, minimum standards, and ways of transnational cooperation to establish homo- geneous levels of cyber security throughout the EU. Yet, while a successful cyber attack on the electricity sector could have a particular- ly devastating impact on the economy and society of affected regions2, cyber security is a concern not only in the energy sector. As a general approach to all the sectors significantly depending on IT infrastructure, on 6th of July 2016, after 3 years of negotiations EU policy makers published the Network and Informati- on Security Directive3 as the first legal provisi- 2 Fe e-gRi etDa (2013) i Te valueh of sUp ly ecuri She c o p o to A srian ouseho firms and the pub ic scor 36 26-6 or de Nooi et 2007 The valeo sn v seuriy The cos of BACK TO INDEX ?4

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