The urgent need for information security protection in the power industry

The electric power industry, as the country’s infrastructure industry, is an important indicator to protect the lives of the people. With the development of the information age and the Internet, the informatization and networking of the power industry has also become a requirement of advancing with the times. However, informatization and networking have also brought a lot of hidden dangers while promoting the development of the electric power industry towards the information age, especially the hidden dangers in data and information security.

Imagine if it is a terrible thing that a country’s power distribution and other important information are known to terrorists or hostile countries, so protecting information security in the power industry can be described as an “urgent” national task. The "Measures for the Administration of Network and Information Security in the Electric Power Industry" (hereinafter referred to as "Measures") recently issued by the Ministry of Energy has also illustrated this point. Let's let Shan Liwang, an expert in the field of information security, read the notice for you and see how the power company can guarantee the security of information.

The National Energy Administration issued the "Measures for the Administration of Network and Information Security in the Electric Power Industry"

Recently, in order to regulate the supervision and management of the power industry's network and information security, the National Energy Administration has formulated the Measures for the Administration of Power Industry Network and Information Security.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 To strengthen supervision and management of the power industry's network and information security, and standardize the power industry's network and information security work, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Safety and Protection of Computer Information Systems and the relevant regulations of the State.

Article 2 The goal of the power industry's network and information security work is to establish a sound network and information security guarantee system and work responsibility system, improve the protection capabilities of the network and information security, ensure the security of the network and information, and promote the healthy development of information technology.

Article 3 The power industry network and information security work adheres to the principle of “active defense, comprehensive prevention” and follows the principle of “unified leadership, divided responsibility, overall planning, and highlighting key issues”.

Chapter II Supervision and Management Duties

Article 4 The National Energy Administration is the competent department for network and information security in the power industry, and fulfills the responsibility for supervision and management of the power industry's network and information security. The agency dispatched by the National Energy Administration is responsible for the specific implementation of the supervision and management of the network and information security of the power companies in the area under the authority of the National Energy Administration.

Article 5 The National Energy Administration shall fulfill the duties of supervision and management of the power industry's network and information security according to law. The main contents are:

(1) Organize and implement the guidelines, policies, and major deployments of the state's work on the safety and security of basic information networks and important information systems, and link up with the supervision and management of electric power production safety;

(2) To organize the formulation of development strategies and master plans for the power industry network and information security;

(III) Organize the development of power industry network and information security level protection, risk assessment, information notification, emergency response, incident investigation and handling, industrial control equipment safety inspection, professional management, disaster recovery backup, safety audit, and trust system construction, etc. Policies and technical specifications, and supervise implementation;

(4) Organize and formulate emergency plans for the network and information security of the power industry, supervise and guide the emergency work of power companies on network and information security, and organize or participate in the investigation and handling of information security incidents;

(e) Organize the establishment of evaluation and assessment mechanisms for the network and information security work in the power industry, and urge power companies to implement network and information security responsibilities, safeguard network and information security funds, and conduct network and information security project construction;

(6) Organize and carry out work on the network and information security information circulars for the power industry and the skills assessment of employees;

(7) Organize and carry out technical research and development of the power industry network and information security;

(8) Other matters concerning the supervision and management of the power network and information security.

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Corporate information security is "hard" indicators encrypted "software" or can touch the protection key

With the deepening of information and networking, the era has entered the information age. The informatization and network of various industries just reflect this. With the increasing storage and interaction of information and data between industries, protection of sensitive information has become an important indicator for each company's protection and safety, and it is a core indicator. Due to the special nature of data after the digitization and informatization, it is the best choice to use data encryption with targeted protection against these information.

Data encryption acts directly on the data itself, allowing the data to be protected against encryption under all circumstances. Furthermore, due to the special nature of encryption protection, even if the data is leaked, the encryption protection still exists. As long as the algorithm is not deciphered, the data and information can still be called safe. Because of these two guarantees, encryption software has become the most important and most reliable means of protecting information security in modern enterprises. At the same time, due to the diversified needs of future information security protection, multi-mode encryption technology, which is at the forefront of the era, is the best choice in encryption software or encryption technology.

The multi-mode encryption technology uses a combination of symmetric and asymmetric algorithms. While ensuring the quality of encryption, its multi-mode features allow users to independently choose the encryption mode to respond more flexibly to various protection needs and security environments. At the same time, as a representative of this technology, the multimode encryption module of Shanli Waterproof Wall also uses a transparent encryption technology based on the system kernel, which further ensures the convenience and integrity of encryption protection (encryption and format independence).

With the intensification of informationization and networking, there may be more basic industries and non-fundamental industries that publish similar methods and notices. This is the "pursuit" of the times for information security, and it is also the time that people, companies and even countries want to Protecting your own information security "hungry." However, in addition to relying on government agencies to promulgate relevant regulations and laws to protect information security, individuals, companies, and even government agencies must actively adopt various means to actively cooperate, among which flexible and targeted encryption technologies and software are used. Perhaps the best choice!