Cyber attack against 50 Herz, one of the grid companies in Germany and part of Belgian company Elia.

 http://www.euractiv.com/energy/european-renewable-power-grid-ro-news-516541?utm_source=EurActiv%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=89a46a92c1-newsletter_daily_update&utm_medium=email  - Dear Colleagues, You might have picked up the news of a cyber attack against 50 Herz, one of the grid companies in Germany and part of Belgian company Elia. The below link refers you to a report on the attack and also makes the link that with smart grids and smart meters the infra structure might become more vulnerable to such attacks. This might help you to stress the importance of security issues in discussions on smart meters and smart grids (and the necessary resources devoted to it)

http://www.euractiv.com/energy/european-renewable-power-grid-ro-news-516541?utm_source=EurActiv%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=89a46a92c1-newsletter_daily_update&utm_medium=email
Kind regards,

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Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN  - EPSU