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===== Security and cybersecutiry =====
Security programs typically focus on protection of human life, safety, and tangible and intangible assets. With a system that handles power generation, transmission, and distribution, security responsibility extends beyond the traditional walls of the data center. Two major components of smart grid security are cyber security and physical security. Physical security mechanisms protect people, data, equipment, systems, facilities, and many other assets. <ref name="3o"/>
<br/>Another concern is the susceptibility of smart grids to cyber-hacking, as highlighted by several cases in the USA where hackers were able to access smart grids through appliances such as smart meters. The European Network for Information and Security Agency (ENISA) has outlined appropriate security measures to minimise this kind of risk in a detailed report<ref> Recommended read: ENISA [https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/appropriate-security-measures-for-smart-grids Appropriate security measures for smart grids]</ref>. The European Commission and its Smart Grids Task Force, which includes industry representatives, take the view that data privacy and security issues can be adequately addressed through existing legislation. further read: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA),
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