Cybirical has worked for six years for one of our best clients on a variety of their projects and initiatives, and that work’s description provides a good showcase of our team’s capabilities and quality of service. For this utility client, we work under contract for their team who is responsible for the security of all that has to do with the delivery of...
Cybirical recently partnered with a utility client to enhance the performance of a custom software tool used to compare relay settings data from the field against a default template. The tool was designed to flag discrepancies and support design validation, but its slow processing speed was costing the team hundreds...
In today’s interconnected world, utilities are facing an increasing number of cyber threats that can jeopardize not only the delivery of essential services but also the safety and security of the power grid. As technology continues to advance, so too do the risks associated with it. Threat actors are targeting...
Testing and validating SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems in substations is a critical but challenging task. It becomes exponentially more complex when hundreds of substations need to be tested over a limited time frame. This post explores a real-world case of automating SCADA testing and the incredible efficiency...
Approximately 100 years ago, the backbone of protection technology consisted of electromechanical relays. These devices operated based on fundamental principles of physics, utilizing changes in springs and coils induced by variations in current or voltage to perform their functions. Although impressive for their time, electromechanical relays had notable limitations: each...
In this first video, we discuss the word "cyber," where it came from, and why, in my humble opinion, "cyber" is more closely related to operational technology (OT) than to IT. Looking at how we perceive this word today, we often think of back-office IT stuff. For instance, here we...
