GridTrust Helps Protect the Nation’s Electric Utilities from Cyber Threats

Credit: City of Marietta

Santiago Grijalva, a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the principal investigator for the GridTrust project. He is shown in the City of Marietta substation where the system was tested.

« GridTrust Helps Protect the Nation’s Electric Utilities from Cyber Threats

Credit: City of Marietta

The physically unclonable functions (PUF) of a semiconductor chip help create the cybersecurity for the GridTrust system.

« GridTrust Helps Protect the Nation’s Electric Utilities from Cyber Threats

Credit: City of Marietta

A “red team” from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) tested the GridTrust system’s ability to protect substation devices from cyberattack.

« GridTrust Helps Protect the Nation’s Electric Utilities from Cyber Threats

Credit: City of Marietta

A Marietta electrical substation was used for testing the GridTrust system.

« GridTrust Helps Protect the Nation’s Electric Utilities from Cyber Threats

Credit: City of Marietta

Georgia Tech Graduate Student Joseph Keller, shown here in the Marietta substation yard, was part of the team that developed and tested GridTrust.

« GridTrust Helps Protect the Nation’s Electric Utilities from Cyber Threats

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