Networked Energy Services wins prestigious Cyber and Data Security Award at 8th Smart Energy Europe Summit and Future Utility Summit
Networked Energy Services Corporation (NES), a global smart grid solution supplier with the industry's leading Energy Applications Platform (EAPTM), recently announced that its Patagonia Protection service has actually won the '2017 European Smart Energy Award for Cyber and Information Safety.' The award existed to NES throughout the 8th Smart Power Europe Summit and Future Utility Summit in London. The award acknowledges not only the innovation and believed leadership associated with smart grid security yet, a lot more significantly, the actual application of industry leading smart grid protection options.
This year's judges which were consisted of utilities and industry professionals from a variety of companies around Europe, chosen NES as a result of its advanced protection design, which reinforces the capability to prevent, spot, isolate and react to misuse of grid possessions and destructive actions. Especially, the courts were excited with exactly how NES enables its customers' capability to shield info, guarantee information stability and keep a reliable, safe smart grid.
Ben Morais, Senior Business Development Manager, Oliver Kinross, said, "We had many outstanding business nominated for the award. NES won our award because our team believe it is an industry leader in smart grid protection, for instance, by developing and introducing safety and security options like Patagonia, a new benchmark in smart metering protection." said
"Safety and security is a significant hazard to the industry and thus it is our primary focus. We are recognized to receive the European Smart Power Cyber and Data Protection Award. We thank the judges for identifying that NES goes to the center of smart grid protection innovation. Smart metering and smart grid security is our number one top priority and we understand that the public could just trust a smart grid, if they have complete confidence in its protection, safety and reliability," concluded Michael Anderson, Group President and CEO, NES.
