Cybersecurity Risk Analysis and Threat Assessment Within Smart Electrical Power Distribution Grids

Development Of Electrical Power Systems And Their Integration With An Increasing Number Of Smart Automation Devices Compel To Undertake A New Approach To The Issue Of The System’s Security. Reliability Of An Electrical Power System And High Service Availability Are The Essential Characteristics Of Efficient Strategic Electricity Customers, I.E.: Large Industrial Facilities, Railway Transport, Medical Service Providers And Life-Saving Institutions. The Time Of Manual Or Automatic System Recovery After A Failure, Which Increases Its Security, Is Not Without Significance, Either. The Article Discusses The Issues Of Risk Assessment And Management, Including The Overall Process Of Analysis And Assessment Of Threat Probability In Electrical Power Systems.