Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Defenses for EV Charging Systems

This talk will cover cybersecurity vulnerabilities discovered in private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) systems and technologies that can reduce the risk of cyberattacks on these systems. Cybersecurity researchers have recently identified several vulnerabilities that exist in EVSE devices, communications to electric vehicles (EVs), and upstream services, such as EVSE vendor cloud services, third party systems, and grid operators. The potential impact of attacks on these systems stretches from localized, relatively minor effects to long-term national disruptions. Fortunately, there is a strong and expanding collection of cybersecurity best practices and defensive technologies that may be deployed to secure EVSE environments. Several security hardening examples will be provided, with a focus on recent research into intrusion detection systems and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) technologies for EVSE cloud management systems.

Speaker: Jay Johnson, DER Security Corp

Room 292A