European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) News

The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) announces that IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator), Greece's transmission system operator, has officially joined the network as a full member. With this new partnership, IPTO will actively participate in shaping the ENCS's strategy, while benefitting from the extensive cybersecurity knowledge sharing, training, and research available to ENCS members. Reliable transmission of electricity IPTO operates and keeps Greece's high-v...

The Association of European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), the European Energy Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (EE-ISAC), the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) hosted a public conference on power grid cybersecurity. The conference gathered approximately 200 participants in Brussels and saw the participation of senior experts from the EU Commission, the TSO and DSO communities, the EU Energy regulator, and many oth...

Enedis manages the public electricity distribution network for 95% of continental France including 1.4 million km of network, and more than 31 million “Linky” smart meters. Enedis is also a major investor in smart grids and the integration of renewable energy. Cybersecurity is a strategic issue for Enedis to guarantee the continuity of electricity serving 37 million customers. Advanced security expertise Enedis joins ENCS in a year where many transformations in the European DSO cy...

ENCS, the European Network for Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association, announced the launch of security requirements for Distribution Automation (DA) of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs). This is the third in a series of security guidelines for a smarter and more secure energy network, after ENCS and E.DSO previously released security requirements for electric vehicle charging points and smart metres. These requirements are an important tool in impro...

The increasing cyber security threat and COVID-19 are causing challenges everywhere, including in the energy sector. The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), the Association of European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), hosted the first of two webinars to discuss some of these challenges. ‘Cybersecurity: Data Sharing’ webinar Renowned cyber security experts from the grid operator commun...