RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE E-LAND PROJECT

Among the large variety of risk analysis methods available (CCPS, 2008) (MIL-STD-882E, 2012), spotting the appropriate methodology to assess the concept and product risks in the ELAND project is not obvious considering the number of Business Uses cases and Technical requirements. In this article, we present the risk assessment approach applied in E-LAND, which can be used to determine the risks associated with an architectural concept of e-land smart grid that includes both traditional systems and novel ICT concepts. Risks and vulnerabilities are identified at a level sufficiently detailed to provide mitigation input to the current stage of architecture design, starting at the use case level. The resulting mitigations and recommendations are based on a sound understanding of cybersecurity risks and have been given to design for implementing. This paper also addresses the challenges in applying risk analysis methods and work process in a project as E-LAND and how these challenges were met.

References
CCPS (2008), Guideline for Hazard Evaluation Procedures (3rd ed.). Wiley.
Eland website: https://elandh2020.eu/
MIL-STD-882E (2012). Standard Practice for System Safety.