Looking-Glass

Completed

Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas)

Applied Research and Development

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
SGN

Network Innovation Allowance

Ofgem

01 April 2023

01 June 2023

2 months

£118,557

Energy

South East

Project Contact, SGN

"In response to Aim 4 of Challenge 3, this innovation project focuses on development of a repeatable measure of the effectiveness of active cybersecurity controls. We will use these measures to derive a robustness score.Additionally, innovation and technological advancement is delivered through developing software applications that will provide this trusted assessment automatically and at scale. These applications will be delivered, across hundreds of geographically distributed assets, as part of the Phoenix ecosystem at the site edge and in the cloud. Phoenix, built and maintained by deltaflare, is a software-defined security platform currently in use within the Critical National Infrastructure.Enabling a deep understanding of the network robustness will underpin the cybersecurity required for secure digitalisation towards reaching Net Zero.SGN, the project Energy Network Licensee, is one of the largest utility companies, distributing natural and green gas safely and reliably through our 74,000km of pipes to 5.9 million homes and businesses across Scotland and southern England. SGNs plans to transition to digitalised future networks requires robust and resilient networks.Deltaflare, the industrial partner, are recognized within the UK utility and cybersecurity domains for their innovative approach and expertise. They support Ofgem on NIS inspections and deliver cybersecurity guidance to the industry through the NCSC. Our founders are elected by the UK gas industry to act as the Competent Design Authority for OT cybersecurity.SGN has been working with deltaflare and has trialled the use of Phoenix to deliver enhancements to its network resilience and robustness. SGN will provide access to their facilities and resources as required across the life of the project.The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a government department led by the Secretary of State for Defence. Nested within Strategic Command and Defence Digital, the Cyber Resilience Programme (CRP) aims to substantially reduce risk, protect critical assets and systems and develop a cyber-aware workforce that will allow MOD to make cybersecurity part of the DNA of its business and operations.The MOD CRP are a non-funded partner in this project who will provide cross-domain expertise during the Discovery phase of the project and will disseminate the learning during later phases.This project challenge is shared between all operators of essential services. When successfully exploited, the outcome of this innovation project could be used by all gas and electricity operators to gain live view of their network robustness in their journey to Net Zero."

01/11/23