Denim Group, an IT consultancy that develops secure software and helps organizations assess and mitigate risks with their existing software, is advising utility companies of significant security and privacy risks as they transition to smart grid technologies. With advanced meters and smart grid technologies being deployed, Internet attacks, malware, and privacy breaches have become a bigger risk if the appropriate defenses are not engineered into the system from inception. Far-reaching scenarios involving power to homes being shut down were once remote but have now become feasible.

Nov 19, 2009