Not all cyber-attacks on the power grid are equal

From my previous post, I shared with you why we should think about the possibility of cyberwars.

Okay. So why should we think about it?

As we get more connected each day, with the ubiquity of smartphones and the ever-growing access to the internet, our devices get more connected as well. And that includes the power sector too.

Yes, the future of the energy market is the combination of hardware, software, and services. And this is what a smart power grid looks like.

During my internship in a particular substation in our national grid when I was still in college, I learned that you can open circuit breakers remotely just by a mouse click. Of course there will be security prompts, right?

But what if, as we get more and more digital in the power sector, bad actors will come into play and disrupt the system?

Guess what. During the senate hearing about the Philippine power grid security, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines admitted to cyber attacks in the national grid. When I first heard it, it was actually surprising and scary. It’s as if coming from the techy-action movies you’d like to watch but don’t want to experience in real life.

Is the Philippine national grid vulnerable to cyber-attacks? Here’s our opinion about it.

And as much as we want to magnify everything that has the phrase cyber-attack attached to it, I recommend you an insightful read about How Power Grid Hacks Work and When You Should Panic.