Grid-scale battery energy storage systems face heightened risk of cyberattack

Utility-scale battery energy storage systems are facing heightened risks of attack from nation-state and criminal threat groups, and immediate action needs to be taken to secure critical industries from potential disruption, according to a white paper from Brattle Group and Dragos. 

BESS deployments are expected to grow between 20% and 45% over the next five years, driven by increased demand for data centers and other power requirements. At the same time, state-linked actors have turned their attention toward disrupting critical industries, such as utilities and rival nations competing with the U.S. for dominance in AI and clean energy.

Experts warn that the need for such systems is outpacing the ability to manage the sector in a secure manner, and steps need to be taken to make sure they are better able to withstand malicious hacking or an extended outage. 

Read more at Cybersecurity Dive