DER and renewable OT cybersecurity
Distributed energy resources push the grid's edge to remote, vendor-managed sites. Synapse gives DER developers and IPPs a 62443-aligned reference architecture for wind, solar and storage — already zoned, conduited and security-levelled.
Start from a working reference, not a blank page
Open a 20-asset wind-farm reference architecture in one click — turbines, SCADA, grid interface and a secure remote-access path already modelled — then adapt it to your site instead of rebuilding the design each time.
- Wind, solar PV and BESS topologies with DER-specific assets and zones
- IEC 61400-25, IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus TCP and IEEE 2030.5 as first-class flows
- Secure OEM remote access modelled to IEC 62443 SR 1.13 (VPN → DMZ broker → MFA)
Defensible across the supply chain
EPCs reuse one reference per project; asset owners get a clear zone-and-conduit diagram and gap report for sign-off; procurement gets a cybersecurity requirements spec aligned to the design.
Frequently asked questions
Why do DER and renewable sites need special cybersecurity attention?+
DER sites are numerous, remote and often vendor-operated, with OEM remote access and aggregated control. That widens the attack surface and makes consistent, defensible segmentation and remote-access design essential across every site.
Which standards apply to wind and solar OT security?+
IEC 62443 for the security architecture, IEC 61850 (with IEC 61400-25 for wind) and DNP3/Modbus for communications, IEC 62351 for securing them, and IEEE 2030.5 for DER-to-utility interfaces. Synapse models these together.
How should vendor remote access to a wind farm be designed?+
Never straight into plant. Route untrusted access through a VPN/firewall to a DMZ broker that enforces MFA and session recording, then a scoped conduit into OT. Synapse ships this compliant pattern and checks it against IEC 62443 SR 1.13.
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