Due to the increasing reliance on ICT, the integration between IT/OT, and the widespread application of the Internet of Things, new digital vulnerabilities arise. This not only poses risks to companies and organizations operating in the energy sector but also to their associated supply chains and the energy system as a whole. Cybersecurity is therefore crucial in building the new energy system and driving innovation within the energy transition.
Topsector Energie Digitalisering focuses on the vulnerabilities arising from the digitalization of the energy system. This includes cyber risks for players in the energy sector, their supply chains, and the energy system itself. We consider cybersecurity as a prerequisite for every innovation trajectory involving digitalization. We address key issues, promote the development and sharing of knowledge, and drive innovation to create a digitally secure and resilient energy system.
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- CS4NL
- Research on IoT consumer devices
- Exploration of sectoral collaboration and knowledge sharing within solar PV
- Traject voor meer bewustzijn over cyberrisico's in de keten rondom windparken (TKI Offshore Energy)
Check out the knowledge base: cybersecurity for more publications, webinars, and reports on cybersecurity in the energy sector.
Topsector Energy Digitalization acts as a link between the energy and IT domains, connecting parties for knowledge exchange. Below are some relevant actors and knowledge portals for the energy sector. If you want to learn more about cybersecurity in the context of energy transition and energy innovation, please contact us at digitalisering@topsectorenergie.nl.
Organizations and Initiatives:
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- Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum is the national expertise center for cybersecurity, primarily focusing on the Dutch government and critical sectors, including energy. It also collaborates with various other parties to establish a nationwide system for sharing information and knowledge more broadly, efficiently, and effectively between public and private entities (see Cyclotron).
- Digital Trust Center aims to enhance the resilience of over 2 million Dutch businesses against increasing cyber threats. This includes all non-critical sector businesses in the Netherlands, ranging from self-employed individuals to large corporations. The DTC develops tools, encourages regional and sectoral collaborations, and facilitates knowledge sharing through the DTC community.
- Rijksinspectie voor Digitale Infrastructuur is the supervisory authority responsible for enforcing the Dutch Network and Information Security Act (Wbni) in the energy sector, digital infrastructure, and digital service providers. This oversight encompasses both the duty of care and reporting obligations imposed on organizations. Additionally, the Inspectorate serves as the Nationale Cybersecurity certificeringsautoriteit (NCCA), overseeing the certification of IT products, services, and processes.
- Agentschap van de Europese Unie voor cyberbeveiliging (ENISA) is dedicated to achieving a high common level of cybersecurity across Europe. ENISA contributes to EU cyber policies, enhances the reliability of ICT products, services, and processes through cybersecurity certification schemes, and collaborates with member states and EU bodies.
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- Top Sector ICT aims to help businesses, government, and knowledge institutions realize innovations with ICT by sharing knowledge and promoting better collaboration.
- ECP Platform voor Informatievoorziening is an independent and neutral platform where government, academia, industry, education, and civil society collaborate in public-private partnerships and exchange knowledge about responsible shaping of our digitizing society. One of the themes ECP works on is Digital Security.
- Security Delta (HSD) is a network of companies, governments, and knowledge institutions that collaborate on knowledge development and innovation in the field of cybersecurity. The HSD Campus offers facilities, including test beds, meeting and training facilities, flexible offices, and an SME support desk.
- Cyberveilig Nederland is the industry association representing the cybersecurity sector in the Netherlands, with a broad and growing membership of Dutch cybersecurity service providers.
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- CyberSecurity4Nederland (CS4NL) provides a substantial boost to cybersecurity knowledge and innovation in the Netherlands through collaboration in calls for proposals, where research organizations and businesses apply for funding to establish a collaborative partnership.
- Cyber Chain Resilience Consortium is a platform where public and private organizations, along with their suppliers, collaborate cross-sectorally to protect against "Supply Chain Cyber Attacks." The mission of CCRC is to enhance the resilience of the supply chain in the Netherlands against cyber attacks.
- Partnership Cyber Security Innovation is a public-private collaboration that brings together expertise to develop applicable and innovative cybersecurity solutions, enabling businesses and organizations in Dutch society to protect themselves against future cyber attacks.
- INTERSCTis a public-private collaboration funded by NWO and more than 20 organizations as part of their commitment to the National Science Agenda. It focuses on R&D and technological innovation for a new approach to the cybersecurity of the Internet of Things.
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- Controlroom of the Future (TU Delft)
- Eindhoven Security Hub (TU/e)
- Kenniscentrum Cyber Security (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
- IoT Forensics Lab (Leiden University of Applied Sciences)
- Center for Safety and Digitalization - Innovation lab and entrepreneurship center (Saxion University of Applied Sciences and University of Twente)