A Decade After the First Cyber Attack on Civilian Power Infrastructure: Lessons, Evolution, and Imperatives

This webinar revisits the landmark 2015 cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid and examines how that event reshaped global understanding of cyber risk to critical infrastructure. Drawing on their direct involvement in the investigations, Robert M. Lee of Dragos and Tim Conway of the SANS Institute walk through what happened in the 2015 and 2016 incidents and why those attacks became defining moments for the OT security community. The session explains the broader impact on electric utilities and industrial organizations around the world.

The discussion highlights how the threat landscape has evolved over the past decade and outlines the most important lessons for securing operational environments today. Attendees will gain technical insight into attacker behavior, the weaknesses exposed during the Ukraine incidents and the defensive imperatives that have emerged since. The webinar concludes with an open Q and A for participants seeking deeper perspective on protecting critical infrastructure.