Cyber security and critical energy infrastructure

Electricity Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 52-60

  Onyeji, Ijeoma ^a   Bazilian, Morgan ^b   Bronk, Chris ^c,d  

^a New Energy Insights   (United States)

^b Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA)   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES; CYBER ATTACKS; PUBLIC WORKS;

CRITICAL ENERGY; CYBER SECURITY; CYBER-ATTACKS; DOWN-STREAM; ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURES; POWER NETWORKS; SECURITY IMPLICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 84897063618     PISSN: 10406190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2014.01.011     Document Type: Article

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