Smart Grids
Just some notes about securing a smart grids
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In America, there are 4 Grids that supply all the electricity (right now I'm only working with some small part of Texas interconnection)
The Grid itself consists of 3 components: Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. Look exactly like the first picture
You need to identify what is the electric plant you are dealing with (there are a few of them) such as Fossil fuel, Solar, Wind,... Most of these types of plants have something called a controller which is a PLC to manage the turbine (hydro), the converter (solar), or the pump
In Order to reach this type of controller you have to go through a lot of layers, which might be an air gap environment
Without attacking the PLC, the threat could take control of the HMI and still wreak havoc (HMI as a C2)
Learn how many ways that your Grid can be access
Remote Access Gateway (VPN, ...)
Physical Access
