INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Gemalto strengthens trust in
smart energy with new end-to-
end security solution
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emalto, a leader in digital security,
is strengthening trust in the smart
energy sector with an end-to-end
security solution which protects the entire
ecosystem. In the UAE, the Federal Electricity
and Water Authority is planning to install
600,000 water and electricity smart meters
(to replace the current ones), with 70,000
smart meters having already been installed.
Sherry Zameer, SVP
Internet of Things for
CISMEA at Gemalto
In view of this rapid growth, and deployed
by smart meter makers and distribution
systems operators, the Gemalto solution
provides seamless connectivity solutions,
secure digital identities and security lifecycle
management for the long life of smart
meters, as threats and stakeholders evolve
over time.
The solution protects connected energy
assets and the data they exchange,
allowing people and businesses to trust the
expanding smart grid.
Secure smart grids improve
sustainability, efficiency and
reduce threats
Today’s highly successful smart grids have
become comprehensive IoT networks with
millions of connected meters that share
massive real time data about people,
businesses and energy consumption.
cyberattack surface. The motivations for
hacking this critical infrastructure are
high and diverse: energy consumption
fraud, insight into households’ activity
and absence, grid instability, pressure on
governments and ID theft. Digital security is
paramount to an efficient grid´s success.
Gemalto protects and secures the
expanding smart grid sector
The valuable insight they provide enables
consumers to save on energy bills while
utilities and energy players can better
balance supply and demand. It is also
crucial information to help integrate
renewable energy sources, helping to
improve sustainability. The dedicated Gemalto cybersecurity
solution for electric utilities establishes
a foundation of trust at the very core of
the ecosystem by establishing end-to-end
security between energy meters, data
concentrators and energy companies’ back-
end systems.
As the marketplace and number of
connections continues to expand by an
estimated 30% each year, so does the Rugged and reliable IoT connectivity
modules ensure 24/7 data availability. A
strong and unique digital identity system is
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implemented at the manufacturing stage to
ensure devices and applications can strongly
authenticate themselves, proving their
legitimacy to access sensitive data. Leading-
edge encryption technology safeguards
against data tampering and strong security
lifecycle management enables remote
security and data access updates, without
costly truck rolls.
“The smart energy ecosystem is one of
the most advanced in terms of security
requirements because of the potentially
disastrous consequences of malicious
hacking,” said Sherry Zameer, SVP Internet
of Things for CISMEA at Gemalto.
“The Gemalto cybersecurity solution
for utilities ensures the integrity and
confidentiality of smart meter data while
defending against hacking and emerging
threats that are typical to this business.” n
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