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.