BSI President Sees "Growing Areas of Attack" in Energy Supply

Many solar and wind power plants instead of less large power plants: The energy transition increases the number of possible targets for cybercriminals. The president of the responsible federal authority warns against increased attacks.

The Federal Office for Information Security warns against increased online attacks on energy supply in Germany.

The energy transition makes Germany's electricity grids more vulnerable to cyber attacks, warns the head of the Federal Office for IT Security. Small power plants need more protection.

The President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Claudia Plattner, has warned of increased cybercriminal attacks on Germany's energy supply and called for better IT protection for power plants and grids. The government must be able to ensure that "electricity suppliers and grid operators in Germany, as well as private households, can protect themselves with their devices against cyberattacks," Plattner told the Funke Media Gro…