Securing the Energy Sector

Titania have been shortlisted in the European Smart Metering Solution Provider category for Cyber Security.

The European Smart Metering Awards 2013 have been set up in
association with the Smart Metering UK & European Summit to recognise
excellence in Smart Metering and will acknowledge those that are playing a
defining role in moving the industry forwards. The awards will coincide with three
conferences taking part over two days (24^th and 25^th of
January 2013.) The event will be covering all the latest developments in UK
& European Smart Metering, Smart Grids, Smart Homes, the future of Smart
Utilities and Cyber Security.

Titania have been shortlisted for the cyber security award, a new
category that has been added this year. The Smart Metering & Grids Cyber
Security Summit has also been introduced to the conference agenda. The Cyber
Security focus has been added in response to it becoming one of smart
metering’s most pressing issues. This is partly because the transition
to the Smart Grid is a move away from a linear, on-way system towards a
digitalized ‘system of systems’. The implementation of such an infrastructure
upgrade is highly complicated. By moving away from the traditional power grid
and making it decentralized and digital, the new Grid will be exposed to a
wealth of new cyber security threats. Computing and communication networks will
be central to the performance and availability of the power infrastructure and
therefore must be protected along with the private Grid-related data.
Titania’s flagship cyber security Nipper Studio is already used
extensively by utilities companies and energy providers in the U.S as well as
the Department of Energy. Titania CEO and creator of Nipper Studio, Ian Whiting
said:

‘We are very excited to have been shortlisted for this award. We
understand that effective cyber security is essential to ensuring that the
provision of energy is efficient, cost effective and reliable. Our tools can
help organisations to achieve this, which is why our solutions have been such a
great success in the U.S. We hope that these awards will help us emulate this
success in the smart metering & grid industry in the UK and Europe.’

The cyber security summit will be made up of a series of cyber
security talks and workshops, while the main body of the conference will cover
all issues that face the Smart Metering Industry. The awards will be held on
the 24^th of January 2013 at the Lancaster Hotel in London. For more
information about the conference and awards go to www.smartmeteringuk2013.com
For more information about Titania, our solutions and evolvement
in the securing of the energy sector go to www.titania.com or email equiries@titania.com