event correlation applications for utilities
DESCRIPTION
Today, there is a flood of data pouring into Utilities. From AMI data coming into MDM systems to trading system data, to grid management data, this sea of information makes it easy to lose sight of threats to the core business. Combining this with the additional threat intelligence information necessary to protect your business and the scope of the data problem can quickly become overwhelming. Learn how utility customers are applying event correlation to their AMI events, threat intelligence feeds, and Customer Service System events to protect against security threats, while improving business operations, and reducing costs. Additionally, learn about the fascinating future plans that utility customers have for event correlation such as: Pushing physical security event correlation beyond meter tampering and into video camera control and integration Correlating micro-earthquake data with meter tilt tamper events to eliminate false positive security alerts Measuring voltages across meters and the associated transformer to identify theft and meter tampering It’s an exciting time of transformation in the Utilities industry and event correlation can help drive efficiency, visibility, and security in your business.TRANSCRIPT
EnergySec 2014 SummitBrandon Dunlap
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United States Smart Meter Deployments
History
Source: Utility-Scale Smart Meter Deployments - Innovation Electricity Efficiency Institute of the Edison Foundation - 2013
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Of the 46M Smart Meters currently deployed in the US...
...three utilities are responsible for nearly a third of installed meters.
HP Enterprise Security is a key partner to 2 of these top 3 utilities.
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Planned Projects Through 2015
US Smart Meter Implementation Map
Source: Utility-Scale Smart Meter Deployments - Innovation Electricity Efficiency Institute of the Edison Foundation - 2013
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...the beginning of the Internet of Things
The Electric Grid is...
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The Data Deluge
A small municipal electric utility in Lakeland, Florida went from collecting 122,000 data points per month prior to their Smart Meter implementation to 90 Million data points per month following implementation…
...a 73,000% increase!
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“We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.”
Tim O’Reilly
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But we are constrained.
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Do More...With Less
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“I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.”
Jeff Bezos
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What is INNOVATION?
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December 17, 1903
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Embrace the constraints
Many tools have multiple purposes
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“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”
Clifford Stoll
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Turn Data Into Information
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Case Study
HP technology is currently used to run a Security Operations Center (SOC) for a very large smart meter implementation.
Correlating and tracking events around:• Power outage event correlation• Meter failures and tampering
Allowing event-driven integration with internal systems to reduce technician dispatch
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Using the tools effectively
All of this is accomplished with ArcSight:
• HP ArcSight Connector Appliance • HP ArcSight Logger• HP ArcSight Enterprise Security
Management (ESM)
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Summary
HP’s event correlation capabilities enable utilities to create customized Smart Meter event responses, increasing network visibility and reducing cost.
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Questions?