OggS vkOpusHead8 OggS g6+OpusTags Lavf58.45.100 language=deu handler_name=SoundHandler encoder=Lavc58.91.100 libopus major_brand=isom minor_version=512" compatible_brands=isomiso2avc1mp41 author=Sebastien genre=lectureO title=Decentralized energy production: green future or cybersecurity nightmare?Q copyright=Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 album=37C3 artist=Sebastienw description=In this talk we will have a look at some cybersecurity challenges raised by the trend of decentralizing our energy production. Our energy infrastructure is now changing from a centralized system based on big power plants to a more decentralized system based on renewable energy produced by smaller power plants (maybe yours). In Germany alone, [300.000 so called balcony power plants were in operation by August 2023](https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Ueber-300-000-Balkonkraftwerke-in-Deutschland-in-Betrieb-Statistik-der-Woche-9285107.html). Most of these smaller power plants are / will be somehow connected to some cloud services. To show that security hasn't been the biggest priority, we will examine the cybersecurity controls of different solar inverters. To put it mildly: there is room for improvement. We will also discuss the need for better regulations and enforcement of cybersecurity for smaller connected power plants: altogether they probably produce more power than the bigger ones - and this trend is accelerating. Protecting our infrastructure shall have - today more than ever before - a high priority. OggS hay;.,.#%! :qw%!O ^i@A9*SyrtGcn7dNCw0mi~D-sxj52p@n]?W2Yw{'XmkM^iN>u&N`5)CRB4< v3b[nVTVJ80yFwSKZ d#%8ud`\d#ƈ(d G 7 E ȫ2' sP *%&<#k]+0P3YK=;@:D@,`F과w[0ѣh(8ș!rGU9>BI4s 7(qW3wKFs.SkK9e&CB3+FmzM C`oab5#+8[м.\p1#P=^.%L閘d9g5jee˔3- $}Ǟ(Twc(>'*=Fv ͌ıɗGz/jۥا%}R F.?m3kΝszϜr''vvhl){AT }' ɿ]7:zlIq'Z#eD{$6 TbeFq;{B{o0 /0Þ%CE It >-2A4:U qzF6k{M2r)Pz.ܥaT4N5}heǩ8w;UQ<0go,PIYDYs$-0*5Ms&YiUN\{ יH3 Ěa