Cyber Security in Power Grids and Industrial Control Systems

The field of cyber security in power grids and industrial control systems is moving towards a more comprehensive and integrated approach, incorporating both physical and cyber aspects. Researchers are focusing on developing innovative methods to analyze and mitigate potential cyber threats, such as load-altering attacks and grid faults. The integration of Security Chaos Engineering and Breach Attack Simulation platforms is also being explored to enhance the effectiveness of attack simulations. Furthermore, data-driven techniques are being proposed to generate attack patterns for industrial control systems, allowing for more detailed security assessments. Noteworthy papers include:

  • A paper presenting an open-source co-simulation environment for analyzing load-altering attacks, which allows for comprehensive analysis of attacks in concrete scenarios.
  • A paper proposing the integration of Security Chaos Engineering into Breach Attack Simulation platforms, which enhances the effectiveness of attack simulations.
  • A paper presenting a data-driven technique to generate attack patterns for industrial control systems, which has been used to generate over 100,000 attack patterns from data gathered from an operational water treatment plant.

Sources

Cyber-Physical Co-Simulation of Load Frequency Control under Load-Altering Attacks

Grid-Forming Vector Current Control FRT Modes Under Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Faults

Simulating Cyberattacks through a Breach Attack Simulation (BAS) Platform empowered by Security Chaos Engineering (SCE)

Attack Pattern Mining to Discover Hidden Threats to Industrial Control Systems

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