Cloud Based Solutions & Security for Power Systems

Cloud computing or hosted solutions by a Cloud Services Provider or CSP are ever increasing across the utility industry landscape. Many utilities have been slow or reluctant to embrace these solutions due in part to the amount of unfounded FUD (Fear, Uncertainly, and Doubt) that has been surrounding software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions.

In this episode, we will discuss cloud hosting, an overview of security and user access, and discuss some organizational considerations when implementing SaaS solutions.

Host:

• Dr. Nathan Wallace, Director & Co-Founder of GridIntel and Cybirical.

Special Guest:

• Samara Moore, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Assurance Senior Manager and Global Energy Specialist

*This will be the first in a series focused on this topic with each subsequent podcast taking a deeper dive into a specific area including access control, cross-server data sharing, workload use cases, and CIP compliance to name a few.