Protecting Critical Infrastructure

Secure, reliable operation of critical infrastructures is fundamental to national and international economies, security, and quality of life.

The importance and difficulty of protecting power systems have long been recognized [Securing the Electricity Grid , NAE Website - Securing the Electricity Grid ]: In 1990, the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) of the U.S. Congress issued a detailed report, Physical Vulnerability of the Electric System to Natural Disasters and Sabotage. One of the conclusions was: “Terrorists could emulate acts of sabotage in several other countries and destroy critical [power system] components, incapacitating large segments of a trans[1] mission network for months. Some of these components are vulnerable to saboteurs with explosives or just high-powered rifles.” All these have come to pass, see NPR's latest article "FBI says two men attacked Washington's electric grid in order to commit a robbery "

In the 33 years since the OTA report, the situation has become even more complex. Accounting for and protecting all critical assets of the electric-power system, which include thousands of transformers, line reactors, series capacitors, and transmission lines dispersed across the continent, has become impractical. In addition, the cyber, communication, and control layers that have been added have created new challenges.

Their interdependencies make them increasingly vulnerable to regional and global disruptions initiated locally by material failure, natural calamities, intentional attacks, or human error.

Quanta Technology has the breadth and depth of experience to help you mitigate risks and improve resiliency of your critical infrastructure. Our holistic approaches are practical and acquired from impact analyses, technology/system evaluations, and implementations. We can provide proven end-to-end system assessments, training, and preparedness to enable organizations to become more secure and more resilient, allowing you to succeed not only in managing static risks, but becoming more resilient to dynamic, all-hazard destabilizers.

If you're interested in learning more about this topic please contact: Please contact Dr. Massoud Amin,?[email protected] or visit our webpage .