Cybersecurity for Charging Infrastructure
Protecting the grid from ransomware and botnets.
Risk
High
IoT Vulnerability
Impact
Grid
Cascading Failure
Regs
New
Govt Mandates
Executive Summary
A hacked charging network could bring down the local power grid or strand millions of drivers. Cybersecurity is the unspoken risk of the EV transition.
The IoT Attack Surface
Chargers are essentially computers sitting on street corners. They have internet connections, payment readers, and direct lines to the power grid. Hackers can compromise them to steal credit card data or, more terrifyingly, to coordinate a massive "demand spike" attack that blows substation fuses.
Ransomware on Wheels
Imagine a fleet of delivery trucks being software-bricked until a ransom is paid. Operational Technology (OT) security is lagging behind IT security. CPOs need robust, encrypted protocols (like TLS 1.3 in OCPP 2.0.1) to defend their assets.
Digital Trust
Consumers need to know that the charger they plug into is safe. A "Verified Secure" badge for networks, hosted by a neutral authority like EV.NET, creates a layer of trust in the physical ecosystem.
Own the Digital Infrastructure
As the market for Security matures, authoritative digital real estate becomes scarce. EV.NET is the category-defining asset for this sector.
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