@article {1108, title = {Editorial: Blockchain (October 2017)}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {7}, year = {2017}, month = {10/2017}, pages = {3-5}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {authentication, Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptography, digital identity, economics, healthcare, internal audit, services, smart contracts, transactions, trust}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1108}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/1108}, author = {Chris McPhee and Anton Ljutic} } @article {702, title = {Security Challenges in Smart-Grid Metering and Control Systems}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {3}, year = {2013}, month = {07/2013}, pages = {42-49}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {The smart grid is a next-generation power system that is increasingly attracting the attention of government, industry, and academia. It is an upgraded electricity network that depends on two-way digital communications between supplier and consumer that in turn give support to intelligent metering and monitoring systems. Considering that energy utilities play an increasingly important role in our daily life, smart-grid technology introduces new security challenges that must be addressed. Deploying a smart grid without adequate security might result in serious consequences such as grid instability, utility fraud, and loss of user information and energy-consumption data. Due to the heterogeneous communication architecture of smart grids, it is quite a challenge to design sophisticated and robust security mechanisms that can be easily deployed to protect communications among different layers of the smart grid-infrastructure. In this article, we focus on the communication-security aspect of a smart-grid metering and control system from the perspective of cryptographic techniques, and we discuss different mechanisms to enhance cybersecurity of the emerging smart grid. We aim to provide a comprehensive vulnerability analysis as well as novel insights on the cybersecurity of a smart grid.}, keywords = {authentication, cybersecurity, encryption, privacy, smart grid}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/702}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/702}, author = {Xinxin Fan and Guang Gong} }