Review of Electric Vehicle Charger Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, Potential Impacts, and Defenses

Jay Johnson, Timothy Berg, Benjamin Anderson and Brian Wright
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Jay Johnson: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
Timothy Berg: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
Benjamin Anderson: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
Brian Wright: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-26

Abstract: Worldwide growth in electric vehicle use is prompting new installations of private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). EVSE devices support the electrification of the transportation industry but also represent a linchpin for power systems and transportation infrastructures. Cybersecurity researchers have recently identified several vulnerabilities that exist in EVSE devices, communications to electric vehicles (EVs), and upstream services, such as EVSE vendor cloud services, third party systems, and grid operators. The potential impact of attacks on these systems stretches from localized, relatively minor effects to long-term national disruptions. Fortunately, there is a strong and expanding collection of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) cybersecurity best practices that may be applied to the EVSE environment to secure this equipment. In this paper, we survey publicly disclosed EVSE vulnerabilities, the impact of EV charger cyberattacks, and proposed security protections for EV charging technologies.

Keywords: cybersecurity; electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE); electric vehicle (EV); EV chargers; power system security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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