May 2022 – On Monday, May 30, the
Czech National Cyber and
Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) issued a fresh
warning on potential cybersecurity threats stemming from the use of
energy-related technical or software smart metering tools (i.e.
smart meters) that do not come from countries deemed to have
“trustworthy” legal environments (report available in
English
here).
Assessing the most recent risk to be “High” the
NÚKIB's warning called on so-called obligated entities
to “immediately start preparatory work to deploy technology
enabling the required level of direct metering,” –
meaning types B, C1, C2 or C3, as per the Czech government's
Decree No. 359/2020, on electricity metering. The NÚKIB
utilised an existing parameter in its warning, namely
“assessing the trustworthiness of suppliers”, already
evident in previous statements, such as the
recommendation on 5G supplier networks in the Czech
Republic.
