Global 24/7 Cybersecurity For Renewable Energy Resources

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BayWa r.e. Data Services GmbH
The BayWa r.e. AG designs, builds and operates wind farms and photovoltaic (PV) parks worldwide. 99 % of technical operations management, servicing and maintenance are carried out via remote access.

Network Intrusion Detection with Rhebo support

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Stadtwerke Bochum Netz
Stadtwerke Bochum Holding has been a reliable supply partner for all Bochum residents since 1855. Today, Stadtwerke Bochum provides around 3,600 GWh of electricity and around 2,900 GWh of gas every year. It also provides water, district heating, telecommunications products, and solutions for the expansion of e-mobility. As a modern, customer-oriented company, Stadtwerke Bochum actively addresses the requirements and challenges of the times.

Verification of Network Segmentation at German Water Company

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Waterworks Leipzig
The German water company Leipziger Wasserwerke (LWW) is a subsidiary of the Leipziger Gruppe. With 5 water plants, the company supplies 545,000 people in the Leipzig region with fresh and high-quality drinking water. It also treats 95,000 m³ of waste water per day in 25 sewage treatment plants.

Sabotage Investigation in Logistics Companies

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Digital Forensics GmbH
Digital Forensics GmbH is a german company specializing in forensic analysis of large-volume network traffic in industry and insurance. The company evaluates cases of damage and analyses cyber attacks. Knowledge of industry-specific protocols such as Profinet, OPC, S7 or IEC61850 as well as their evaluation form a focal point of the work.

Secure Energy Supply For Over 1 Million People

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Thüringer Energienetze GmbH & Co. KG
TEN Thüringer Energienetze is the largest distribution network operator in the German federal state of Thuringia. Its networks reliably supply more than 1.1 million people, the domestic economy and downstream distributors with energy. TEN provides all infrastructure services for the supply of electricity and natural gas, the connection of decentralized energy resources and, as part of its services, network operation for third parties.

Real-Time Security and Continuous Improvement Of Energy Supply

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e-netz Südhessen AG
Anchored in Darmstadt, e-netz Südhessen AG, as a subsidiary of ENTEGA AG, takes care of the secure energy supply and the functioning infrastructure for around one million people in the region - from private households to municipal facilities, operators of solar systems and wind farms to industrial companies, scientific and research institutions.

Defense-in-Depth in the OT networks

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MEGA, der Monheimer Elektrizitäts- und Gasversorgung GmbH
As a municipal energy supplier and innovative service provider, MEGA is as much a part of Monheim as the Rhine. Personally and locally, we create a warm, bright home for the people of Monheim with a fast digital window to the world. For over 100 years, we have been helping to make Monheim am Rhein a livable and attractive city - for families and companies.

Ensuring ICS Cybersecurity of Energy Providers

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EWR Netz GmbH
In addition to its core business as a public network operator for electricity, gas and water, EWR Netz GmbH offers many different services with its qualified employees and extensive technical equipment. Regional network operators such as EWR Netz GmbH play an important role in the energy transition, as renewable energies and decentralized generation plants are feeding more and more electricity into the networks.

Intrusion Detection & Mitigation

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sonnen GmbH
Since 2018, Sonnen GmbH has been the first and so far only provider in Germany to connect private home storage systems to form a virtual power plant. Sonnen GmbH is building an energy system that provides clean electricity at exactly the right time and where it is needed. A system that enables cost benefits for everyone while relieving the strain on the power grid. In addition, the sonnenVPP plays an important role in the energy transition. By stabilizing the energy grids on three continents, the company is ensuring that more and more renewable energies can be connected to the grid, thus accelerating the transition to clean energy.

Dipl.-Ing Daniel Beyer

Advisor Process IT and Interfaces
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Thüringer Energienetze GmbH & Co. KG
»With Rhebo, we can centrally and reliably secure our energy supply as well as the municipal utilities and over 16,000 decentralized energy producers we serve. The newly gained transparency and continuous monitoring visibly increases our network quality«.
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Initial situation and challenge

TEN Thüringer Energienetze is the largest distribution network operator in the German federal state of Thuringia. Its networks reliably supply more than 1.1 million people, the domestic economy and downstream distributors with energy. TEN provides all infrastructure services for the supply of electricity and natural gas, the connection of decentralized energy resources and, as part of its services, network operation for third parties. As a pioneering company, TEN has developed an intelligent, efficient infrastructure that is used by grid customers, electricity and gas suppliers and more than 16,000 decentralized producers. The increasing complexity and decentralization of network operations has been secured by TEN since 2017 through a certified Information Security Management System (ISMS). The greatest challenge is to securely integrate the different systems of all network users. For this reason, the IACS is constantly monitored and secured against attacks, technical error states and other critical changes. In addition, regular external audits ensure the infrastructure is free of any vulnerabilities.

Detection of attacks and error states

Continuously monitor IACS communication to detect and mitigate even smallest anomalies.

Fast, sound analysis of events

Document all event details to enable root cause analysis and traceability of affected devices.

Support of ISMS implementation

Establish continuous improvement as well as assessment of security levels and measures in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 27019.

Solution

RECURRING RISK ANALYSIS

Rhebo Industry 4.0 Stability and Security Audit

  • Analysis of assets and communication structures;
  • Risk assessment for cybersecurity and stability;
  • Definition of mitigation measures;
  • Detailed risk assessment within 8 hours.

IACS MONITORING

Rhebo Industrial Protector

  • Continuous monitoring of IACS and remote control technology;
  • Real-time identification and assessment of cyberattacks, vulnerabilities, malware and technical error states;
  • Analysis and mitigation of events;
  • Daily risk assessment within minutes.

Implementation and findings

As a first step, Rhebo carried out a Rhebo Industry 4.0 Stability and Security Audit of the TEN IACS using its IACS monitoring and anomaly detection solution Rhebo Industrial Protector. Identified vulnerabilities and weaknesses were immediately corrected afterwards. Thus the network quality could be increased.

  • Topological overview of all assets and their properties like firmware, connections and protocols.
  • Reporting of all security- and operations-related anomalies.
  • Reporting of suspicious communication and behavior patterns.

Results

CONDITION MONITORING

of IACS in real-time.

STABLE OPERATION

through localization of technical error states.

CYBERSECURITY

and real-time reporting of even novel attack patterns.

PLAUSIBILIZATION OF MAINTENANCE PROCESSES

by reporting new devices and processes in the network.

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