The Indian Government has officially informed the Lok Sabha that, like any other digital platform, India’s EV infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber security risks.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• According to the government, India’s EV infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber assaults.
• In a written response submitted to the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways acknowledged the situation.
• The Open Charge Alliance’s security guidelines are widely adopted by the EV infrastructure.
The Indian government has notified the Parliament that, like any other digital technology, EV charging stations throughout the nation are subject to cyber security risks. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, revealed this information in response to a question in the Lok Sabha about the security of the nation’s EV charging infrastructure and whether the government was taking any action in this regard.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has lately made note of vulnerabilities in equipment and apps linked to electric vehicle charging stations and has issued alerts and vulnerability notes recommending corrective steps. Computers and networks are to be protected with countermeasures.
How secure is the nation’s EV charging infrastructure?
The Open Charge Alliance (OCA), a coalition of international public and private EV infrastructure groups, has launched the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP), which is currently the foundation of the EV infrastructure. The measures that have been implemented, according to Jio-BP, a significant contributor to the ecosystem of Indian infrastructure that supports electric vehicles, are sufficient to fend off any threat.
The current generation of protocols, OCPP 1.6-J security release, asserts that it has fixed a number of systemic flaws. Also, the upcoming OCPP 2.0 version, which will increase security, will do so. It should be highlighted, though, that even nations with developed EV infrastructure have experienced cyber security challenges.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is in charge of monitoring cyber security occurrences in India, has also received assurances from the government that it has been informed of current security threat developments.
Jio-BP has worked with Citroen India, Mahindra & Mahindra, and MG Motors to provide charging solutions, and has deployed a widespread array of EV charging and battery switching stations around the nation. The alliance asserts that it has implemented the best-in-class architecture and systems with the tightest security measures. In order to recognise and address cybersecurity threats, the organisation has also deployed cutting-edge protection systems and brought in reliable cybersecurity partners.
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