The double-edged sword presented by the "Internet of Things" as it relates to U.S. power and telecom grids, manufacturing, supply chains and cybersecurity
How has the energy grid changed recently? The shifting utility business model: A pivot toward customer insights. The opportunities for grid analytics (reliability, distributed generation, etc.). The grid and the "Internet of Things." Training the next generation grid engineer (including the EPIC program at UNC Charlottehttp://epic.uncc/edu/). Current areas where utilities are adopting the power of analytics. Security is too often an afterthought and a cost-center problem that's dominated by complacency (especially when a breach hasn't occurred yet). Security - both cyber and physical - needs to be a boardroom-level discussion. For the ongoing development of the IoT, security may become a bigger concern than privacy. Privacy will work itself out through market forces and government regulations. Not so much with security. The energy/utilities, telecom, transportation systems need instantaneous detection of "out of normal" activity AND machine learning capabilities that can decide the next best action to take. What if the Arizona incident had been an attack on a national level? Should the government mandate infrastructure security standards?
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