Building an effective security program for distributed energy resources and systems : understanding security for smart grid and distributed energy resources & systems / Mariana Hentea.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book provides a methodology for building an effective security program for distributed energy resources (DERs). It educates engineers as to the design, implementation, and maintenance of a security program suitable for control systems and the power grid. Security professionals will learn the specific requirements of industrial and control applications. The author describes the differences between the security requirements of a traditional IT system and those of industrial control systems, including SCADA systems. She provides a unified approach for building a security program for smart grid systems and applications using systems engineering techniques, standards, and best practices."-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
Mariana Hentea earned her PhD and MS in Computer Science , MS in Computer Engineering, and BS in Electrical Engineering. Her research is focused on Smart Grid and DER systems, real-time systems security and performance, network security design and architecture, and use of Artificial Intelligence techniques for information security management, security risk management, network management, and process control. As a member of IEEE Standards Association, she promotes Security and Privacy awareness to Engineers, managers, regulators, and consumers. She is a member of IEEE Smart Grid, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Computer Society, ISC2 and ISSA organizations. Dr. Hentea holds a CISSP certification from ISC2.