INDUSTRY BLUEPRINT — POWER & UTILITIES
Protecting Grid Communication and Industrial Control Systems Against Quantum-Era Exposure.
SCADA platforms, Industrial Control Systems, and grid communication protocols were built for operational reliability first — cryptographic modernisation has to work around systems that were never designed to be taken offline for an audit.
- NCIIPC Guidelines & IEC 62443 Aligned
- 100% Passive Discovery — Zero Operational Interruption
- CycloneDX CBOM Delivered Inside Your Perimeter
WHY THIS MATTERS HERE
The Sector-Specific Risk Factors That Shape This Engagement
Each of the three factors below directly affects which systems are in scope, how the discovery must be conducted, and what the CBOM output is mapped to in the regulatory report.
NIS2-scope critical infrastructure
Energy is named directly in Annex I of the EU's NIS2 Directive as a sector of 'high criticality', subjecting in-scope entities to mandatory risk-management measures that explicitly include cryptography and encryption policy under Article 21(2)(h).
Operational technology can't be scanned like IT
SCADA and ICS environments often cannot tolerate the connectivity or invasive scanning conventional discovery tools require, without risking the availability they exist to protect. Every discovery step must be passive and non-intrusive.
Grid communication protocols age slowly
Utility infrastructure runs 15–20 year hardware and protocol lifecycles — cryptographic decisions made a decade ago are still load-bearing today. The exposure window between now and Q-Day is within this lifecycle.
DEPLOYMENT MODEL
Where AQRA Runs in This Environment
Passive, air-gapped discovery designed not to interfere with OT availability — no active probing of live control systems. Static and binary analysis of firmware and configuration where feasible. Deployed entirely within the utility's own secure perimeter, with no network egress at any stage.
Systems Typically in Scope
Non-intrusive discovery across SCADA control platforms, substation automation, and operational field devices:
Regulatory Framework Alignment
Protection profiles and compliance mapping tailored for national critical energy infrastructure mandates:
INDUSTRY SECTOR ECOSYSTEM
Other Regulated Infrastructure Blueprints
Banking & Financial Services
Cryptographic discovery for core banking platforms, SWIFT, and payment networks.
Explore Banking →Defense & Strategic Commands
Quantum-ready security for disconnected tactical networks and C2 environments.
Explore Defense →Telecom & 5G Networks
Discovery across 5G core elements, eSIM provisioning, and distributed edge nodes.
Explore Telecom →NEXT STEP
Request a Power Sector Scoping Call
We scope the engagement for your specific regulatory context and infrastructure in 30 minutes. Engagement start to CBOM delivery: 6–12 weeks, inside your perimeter.