'Energising' Security: Germany and Austria building critical cyber defences

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Earlier this week, it was reported that computer viruses infected PCs at a German nuclear power plant, including systems that are used to model the movement of nuclear fuel rods. Power firm RWE said the infection posed no threat to the plant because its control systems were isolated from the internet, but the discovery has highlighted the threat malware poses to CNI, particularly those that are planted intentionally.

In this article, we outline the cyber security efforts being made by Germany and Austria's energy and nuclear sectors, with insight from Cyber ICS DACH speakers Philipp Irschik (Energie-Control Austria) and Karl Waedt (Areva)...

 

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