Utilities Must Prepare for Cyber Threat Increase

Digital OT makes an attractive target for a host of actors whose objectives range from financial gain to sheer disruption – and today, a cyber arms-race is the new normal for utilities and their suppliers. As digital technologies spread through and add value to energy infrastructure, attacks will continue to escalate in frequency and sophistication.

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Smart Meters: Global Market Growth Outlook

The estimated installed base of smart meters (electricity, gas and water) is expected to surpass the 1 billion mark within the next 2 years. Just under 132 million smart meters were shipped worldwide in 2018. This number is expected to grow 7% per year to exceed 200 million by 2024.

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Why Public Utilities Invest in Cybersecurity Solutions

The new infrastructure can expand the number of threat vectors, rendering smart utilities vulnerable to cyber attacks. Maintaining resilient electrical power generation and transmission — as well as water distribution and treatment — are key to protecting the public utility environment.

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How 1.4 Billion Smart Meters will be Deployed Worldwide by 2018

IDATE forecasts that there will be a total of just under 1.4 billion smart meters (electricity, gas and water combined) deployed worldwide in 2018, that’s up from roughly 500 million in 2013 — a CAGR of 22.7%.

Many countries now have regulation in place which targets close to 100% replacement of ‘dumb’ meters by 2020.

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