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Coordinated cyber attacks on smart grids considering software supply chains

Kuroptev, Kirill ; Steinke, Florian (2023)
Coordinated cyber attacks on smart grids considering software supply chains.
2023 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe. Grenoble, France (23.10.2023 - 26.10.2023)
doi: 10.1109/ISGTEUROPE56780.2023.10407630
Konferenzveröffentlichung, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

The increasing number of IoT devices in power systems introduces the threat of load altering attacks on power grids using high wattage appliances. Sophisticated adversaries can launch such coordinated attacks by exploiting weaknesses in the IT system used to monitor and control the devices as well as the supply chains of the involved software systems. This paper proposes an ontology-based directed attack graph to model the possible attack paths targeting the devices. Based on this model, we determine the optimal attack strategies of an adversary, assuming that the attacker has complete knowledge of the system and its defenses. We evaluate the resulting attack strategies and quantify the influence of different defense strategies in a case study. The simulation results suggest the high efficiency of the Zero Trust security paradigm, which aims to minimize attack transition probabilities. In our study, this measure can decrease the potential influence of an adversary by 90% in terms of the expected manipulable load, especially for high numbers of targeted devices.

Typ des Eintrags: Konferenzveröffentlichung
Erschienen: 2023
Autor(en): Kuroptev, Kirill ; Steinke, Florian
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Coordinated cyber attacks on smart grids considering software supply chains
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 27 Oktober 2023
Verlag: IEEE
Buchtitel: Proceedings of 2023 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe)
Veranstaltungstitel: 2023 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe
Veranstaltungsort: Grenoble, France
Veranstaltungsdatum: 23.10.2023 - 26.10.2023
DOI: 10.1109/ISGTEUROPE56780.2023.10407630
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

The increasing number of IoT devices in power systems introduces the threat of load altering attacks on power grids using high wattage appliances. Sophisticated adversaries can launch such coordinated attacks by exploiting weaknesses in the IT system used to monitor and control the devices as well as the supply chains of the involved software systems. This paper proposes an ontology-based directed attack graph to model the possible attack paths targeting the devices. Based on this model, we determine the optimal attack strategies of an adversary, assuming that the attacker has complete knowledge of the system and its defenses. We evaluate the resulting attack strategies and quantify the influence of different defense strategies in a case study. The simulation results suggest the high efficiency of the Zero Trust security paradigm, which aims to minimize attack transition probabilities. In our study, this measure can decrease the potential influence of an adversary by 90% in terms of the expected manipulable load, especially for high numbers of targeted devices.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik > Institut für Datentechnik > Energieinformationsnetze und Systeme (EINS)
18 Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik > Institut für Datentechnik
Profilbereiche
Profilbereiche > Energiesysteme der Zukunft
Forschungsfelder
Forschungsfelder > Energy and Environment
Forschungsfelder > Energy and Environment > Integrated Energy Systems
Hinterlegungsdatum: 22 Jul 2024 08:41
Letzte Änderung: 22 Okt 2024 12:24
PPN: 522386970
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