FEATURE: SMART METERS
In this context, embedded storage is a frontline in cybersecurity defense.
From silent threats to real-world risk
Unlike transmission vulnerabilities that trigger alarms or fail visibly, breaches at the storage level often run in the background. If an attacker gains access to a meter’ s memory, they could alter logs, suppress alerts or inject malicious code into firmware without being detected. These intrusions can mislead utility analytics, delay incident response, and result in misbilling that undermines trust between providers and consumers.
What makes these threats even more serious is their delayed visibility. Anomalies in billing, diagnostics inconsistencies or firmware irregularities may take
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