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NETWORK / 21 / DECEMBER 2017 / JANUARY 2018 reliability, security and efficiency - building assurance as we go. Q: Network companies have established ways of identifying, assessing and responding to long-term cyber security threats in a cross-industry strategic fash - ion. How important is this collaborative approach? A: The Energy Networks Association (ENA) represents an ideal medium for collabora - tion, to gather the right thought leaders, share amongst the members and stakeholders and Nokia is actively trying to help inject the views from a communication provider perspective. We look forward to ongoing consultations and discussions across these landscapes. Given that the networks are a criti - cal piece of infrastructure, what steps should they have in place if a cyber- attack was successful? A: Managing contagion is about limiting the potential impact then taking steps to remove and stop an attack. A layered architecture and embracing the right solutions provides the right tools to prevent and administer the next generation of OT. How do you as a company ensure that you're keeping pace with advances in technology and how this impacts on cyber security? A: To make the right investment decisions, utilities benefit from the economic analysis and research center of Nokia Bell Labs, which delivers advanced methods and tools for net - work planning and design, as well as financial optimisation of network transformation and can ensure the highest levels of protection for mission-critical communications. Utilities deserve nothing less. Examples of relevant security standards (and inference from USA with NERC-CIP) that Nokia can help you with include:- ISO 2700x information security manage- ment systems – ISO/IEC 27001 is the best- known standard in the family providing requirements for an information security management system (ISMS). ITU-T X.805 security architecture - a streamlined high-level threat model, enabling operators to assess network security and eliminate potential threats in complex envi- ronments. It can be applied across network operations, as well as in network manage- ment. IEC 62443(-2-4) Security for industrial automation and control systems (IACS) – specifies requirements for digital security capabilities for IACS service providers during integration and maintenance of an automa - tion solution. Q: What transformation services do you offer for critical utility networks? A: Nokia is trusted with the design and inte - gration of some of the most complex networks in the world. Our global team of experts uses carrier-proven processes and tools to mitigate risk and reduce costs in multivendor, multi-technology environments — from the earliest planning stages through to end-to-end network integration and operations. Further information on the support services we offer can be found here: https://networks.nokia. com/power-utilities/smart-grid Q: What experience does Nokia have working with network operators in the UK? A: Nokia is in discussion with the licensed operators to look at the future communication and system thinking requirements (DSO di - mensions) and sharing its best practices from a global stage including the adoption of NERC CIP -http://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/ CIPStandards.aspx - from the USA. Q: How do you get to a level of assur - ance/confidence when approaching the re-shape of grid operations for more system operational requirements? A: Nokia is the trusted partner of power utilities around the globe, working closely with them to understand their challenges, objectives and priorities in order to mutually develop technologies and processes for the strategic deployment of smart grids. Through- out these partnerships we maintain a strong focus on power utilities' priorities for safety, business modelling with security in mind. With data analytics coming from multiple sources embracing a large eco-system, Bell Labs experts evaluate the business and net- work security economics, quantifying benefits and risks for better management and cost optimisation. All of which find its way into product capabilities such as Nokia Netguard Security Management Center that offer utili - ties a single pane of glass view to the security landscape. For more details on Nokia across the cyber security landscape visit: https:// networks.nokia.com/power-utilities/cyber- security Q: Finally, what advice would you give to power firms who are looking to take ac - tion to improve their cyber-security? A: Let us help with your cyber-security trans- formation. Don't approach the "lego" strategy of bolt on appliances as this only solves pin point issues at best and compounds problems at worst. The world's smart grid communications spe - cialist, Nokia brings its leadership and expertise in communications technology and network security to meet the most demanding require- ments of power utilities. Its solutions help them create an intelligent, responsive and adaptive communications network. Talk to Nokia about how we can help build and secure your power utility communications network at all levels. For more information, visit https://networks.nokia.com/power-utilities For more information contact Nigel Nawacki, solutions CTO Energy, utilities UKI (Nigel. Nawacki@Nokia.com) or Tim Arkinstall, head of utility sales UKI (Tim.Arkinstall@Nokia.com) Nokia's NetGuard Solution Family – A Single Pane of Glass View for all assets … Security Management Center Creation of SOC DDoS Protection Certificate Manager Virtual Firewall Signaling/ SCADA Profile Security Endpoint/ RTU/ IED Security (Mixed Vendor) Identity Access Manager Who / Why / When Audit Compliance Manager NERC CIP Level of Compliance Security services Security Operations Network Security Endpoint Security