Researchers from Forescout have analyzed the prevalence of internet-exposed solar power devices and shared a list of the top vendors and devices
An analysis conducted recently by researchers at cybersecurity firm Forescout showed that roughly 35,000 solar power systems are exposed to the internet and potentially vulnerable to remote attacks.
Forescout has found more than 90 vulnerabilities in solar power products over the past years, including 46 flaws in Sungrow, Growatt and SMA Solar Technology products that were disclosed earlier this year as part of a project dubbed ‘SUN
OWN’.
While those vulnerabilities could pose a significant threat to electrical grids, their exploitation involved access to cloud management systems rather than the actual device’s management interface.
Forescout’s latest solar-focused research has looked at the internet exposure of management interfaces associated with inverters and other solar systems.
