Overview of the Network Security

Running head: OVERVIEW OF THE NETWORK SECURITY
Overview of the Network Security
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Table of Contents
Introduction:............................................................................................................................ 2
Literature Review:.................................................................................................................... 2
Security issues with the Smart Grid Network:..........................................................................4
Possible Solutions for the identified threats:...........................................................................4
Recent attack on power systems:.............................................................................................5
Conclusion:...............................................................................................................................5
Reference:................................................................................................................................ 6

Introduction:
The smart grid is a typical type of electrical grid which includes several types of
operational and energy measures [9]. The smart grid includes smart appliances, smart
meters, renewable energy sources and other type of energy efficient resources.
In this case Smart Grid is in use by the CPS technologies. This is used for developing
and implementing several measurement sciences for modernization of existing power
system of the Nation’s electrical power systems. By the modernization of the existing power
system efficiency of the system, sustainability and reliability will be improved by the
incorporation distributed intelligence, power flows and bi-directional communication. To
implement a smart power grid communication infrastructure and the wireless networks
plays a big role.
In this paper a literature review on the Smart Grid Network will be given to describe
the smart grid network properly. Following the literature review current or potential future
security issues in the smart grid network will be evaluated briefly. In the next discussion,
solution of the identified issues will be described. Further in this paper a case study will be
discussed on recent attack on power systems.
Literature Review:
According to the author Radhika, Sivalingam and Anand, the smart grid network is
mainly designed for enhancing the existing power systems which makes the current system
independent and spontaneous without the intervention of the humans. The smart grid
network consists some sensors as a system part of the devices and this devices use this
sensors to detect the faults in the main power flow. In this article the authors proposed
smart monitoring and controls devices using the intelligent electronic devices [1]. Also, in
this article the authors has provided the insight of the network architecture of the smart
grid devices. Actually, this smart grid devices uses the sophisticated network architecture to
determine the flow of the power from the source point to the end point which is the
customers. This network architecture of the smart grid devices includes the demand supply
curve for mapping the power generation with the main supply. Form the network
architecture it is determined that when the demand of the electricity is higher than actual