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Enhancing Smart Grid Resilience: An Educational Approach to Smart Grid Cybersecurity Skill Gap Mitigation

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  • Rūta Pirta-Dreimane

    (Information Technology Institute, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Rīga, Latvia)

  • Andrejs Romanovs

    (Information Technology Institute, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Rīga, Latvia)

  • Jana Bikovska

    (Information Technology Institute, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Rīga, Latvia)

  • Jānis Pekša

    (Information Technology Institute, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Rīga, Latvia)

  • Tero Vartiainen

    (Computing Sciences Department, School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, FI-65200 Vaasa, Finland)

  • Maria Valliou

    (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 157 73 Zografou, Greece)

  • Jirapa Kamsamrong

    (OFFIS—Institute for Information Technology, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany)

  • Bahaa Eltahawy

    (Computing Sciences Department, School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, FI-65200 Vaasa, Finland)

Abstract

Cybersecurity competencies are critical in the smart grid ecosystem, considering its growing complexity and expanding utilization. The smart grid environment integrates different sensors, control systems, and communication networks, thus augmenting the potential attack vectors for cyber criminals. Therefore, interdisciplinary competencies are required from smart grid cybersecurity specialists. In the meantime, there is a lack of competence models that define the required skills, considering smart grid job profiles and the technological landscape. This paper aims to investigate the skill gaps and trends in smart grid cybersecurity and propose an educational approach to mitigate these gaps. The educational approach aims to provide guidance for competence-driven cybersecurity education programs for the design, execution, and evaluation of smart grids.

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  • Rūta Pirta-Dreimane & Andrejs Romanovs & Jana Bikovska & Jānis Pekša & Tero Vartiainen & Maria Valliou & Jirapa Kamsamrong & Bahaa Eltahawy, 2024. "Enhancing Smart Grid Resilience: An Educational Approach to Smart Grid Cybersecurity Skill Gap Mitigation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-24, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:8:p:1876-:d:1376096
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