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Promotes Fiber Optic
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Attacks on substations are becoming more frequent across the
country, creating new discussions about how to protect the nation's
electrical grid from becoming a critical infrastructure crisis.
The article begins by looking back ten
years ago on how the Pacific Gas and
Electric Power substation was
attacked in San Jose, California,
nearly causing catastrophic damage to
the area.
Attackers entered the facility undetected, firing rifle shots at
the station's transformers.
Because the station was only equipped with
remote alarms and not higher security
protection, authorities only received
information that the transformers were
overheating, leading responders to arrive
almost an hour after the attack was over.
Fast forward to 2022, and similar attacks continue in
Oregon, Washington, and North Carolina.
These attacks have resulted in
widespread power outages
lasting for days, leading to
catastrophic damages.
According to NIS, fiber optic sensing technology could have
prevented these attacks.
Installing NIS' sensor around the
substation's perimeter would have
detected the perimeter breach,
which allowed the escalation of the
attack.
In the Metcalf case, the intruders began the attack by entering an
underground communications vault and cutting the cable; NIS' solutions
would have detected that initial intrusion allowing authorities to respond and
thwart the attack.
An excerpt from the Network Integrity Systems
article reads, "Not only would the severed cables
have resulted in instant alarms, but the mere act of
handling the cables to make the cuts would have
been detected." With the implementation of fiber
optic sensing technology, attacks made on
An excerpt from the Network Integrity Systems article
reads,
"Not only would the severed cables have resulted
in instant alarms, but the mere act of handling the
cables to make the cuts would have been
detected." With the implementation of fiber optic
sensing technology, attacks made on substations
can be neutralized.
Find Out More At https://www.networkintegritysystems.com/
Systems Article
Promotes Fiber Optic
Sensing Technology
Attacks on substations are becoming more frequent across the
country, creating new discussions about how to protect the nation's
electrical grid from becoming a critical infrastructure crisis.
The article begins by looking back ten
years ago on how the Pacific Gas and
Electric Power substation was
attacked in San Jose, California,
nearly causing catastrophic damage to
the area.
Attackers entered the facility undetected, firing rifle shots at
the station's transformers.
Because the station was only equipped with
remote alarms and not higher security
protection, authorities only received
information that the transformers were
overheating, leading responders to arrive
almost an hour after the attack was over.
Fast forward to 2022, and similar attacks continue in
Oregon, Washington, and North Carolina.
These attacks have resulted in
widespread power outages
lasting for days, leading to
catastrophic damages.
According to NIS, fiber optic sensing technology could have
prevented these attacks.
Installing NIS' sensor around the
substation's perimeter would have
detected the perimeter breach,
which allowed the escalation of the
attack.
In the Metcalf case, the intruders began the attack by entering an
underground communications vault and cutting the cable; NIS' solutions
would have detected that initial intrusion allowing authorities to respond and
thwart the attack.
An excerpt from the Network Integrity Systems
article reads, "Not only would the severed cables
have resulted in instant alarms, but the mere act of
handling the cables to make the cuts would have
been detected." With the implementation of fiber
optic sensing technology, attacks made on
An excerpt from the Network Integrity Systems article
reads,
"Not only would the severed cables have resulted
in instant alarms, but the mere act of handling the
cables to make the cuts would have been
detected." With the implementation of fiber optic
sensing technology, attacks made on substations
can be neutralized.
Find Out More At https://www.networkintegritysystems.com/