Protect the EU's Digital Energy Infrastructure Against Cyberthreats Through Advanced Technologies, Human Vulnerability Mitigation, and Ethical Practices

Abstract

Policy Highlights To achieve the recommendation stated in the chapter title, we propose the following: • EU Member States must enforce the implementation of a compre-hensive, multi-layered security approach to enhance and strengthen the defence of digital energy systems. • EU Member States must enforce mandatory cybersecurity training programmes to address human vulnerabilities. Energy operatorsmust undertake these programmes to ensure adequate education and promote digital hygiene. • All EU Member States should deploy Artificial Intelligence ethically to improve the sector's cybersecurity while sharing the technology's benefits equitably with all stakeholders. • Interdisciplinary approaches, combining Engineering and Social Science insights, can inform recommendations to address complex cybersecurity challenges.