Certification as a means of ensuring security of supply

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In 2015, Germany's Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) published the IT Security Standard under the terms of the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, EnWG) to ensure the security of the national energy supply. Under this IT Security Standard, transmission system operators (TSOs) have the obligation to establish an Information Security Management System (ISMS) and have this ISMS certified by 31 January 2018 at the latest. TÜV SÜD expert Alexander Häußler informs about the rationale behind the IT Security Standard and the certification process.

As energy transition advances and electricity generation becomes increasingly distributed, the requirements in respect of secure and reliable network... ... More: Official Press Release TÜV Süd

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TÜV Süd, IT, security, Bundesnetzagentur