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Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are the core control devices in Industrial Control Systems (ICSs), which control and monitor the underlying physical plants such as power grids. PLCs were initially designed to work in a trusted…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-02 Rongkuan Ma , Qiang Wei , Jingyi Wang , Shunkai Zhu , Shouling Ji , Peng Cheng , Yan Jia , Qingxian Wang

As cyber-physical systems (CPSs) become more dependent on data and communication networks, their vulnerability to false data injection (FDI) attacks has raised significant concerns. Among these, stealthy attacks, those that evade…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Mischa Huisman , Erjen Lefeber , Nathan van de Wouw , Carlos Murguia

The integration of communication networks and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) increases their vulnerability towards cyber-attacks, causing devastating outcomes. Traditional Intrusion Detection Systems…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-05 Abdulrahman Al-Abassi , Hadis Karimipour , Ali Dehghantanha , Reza M. Parizi

Industrial control systems (ICS) of critical infrastructure are increasingly connected to the Internet for remote site management at scale. However, cyber attacks against ICS - especially at the communication channels between humanmachine…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-29 Taejun Choi , Guangdong Bai , Ryan K L Ko , Naipeng Dong , Wenlu Zhang , Shunyao Wang

The increase in network connectivity has also resulted in several high-profile attacks on cyber-physical systems. An attacker that manages to access a local network could remotely affect control performance by tampering with sensor…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-15 Ilija Jovanov , Miroslav Pajic

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) integrate sensing, communication, computation, and control to support critical infrastructure, including smart grids, industrial automation, and control systems. In the electrical utility domain, various…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Abile Jean , Kuniyilh S

We consider the problem of provably securing a given control loop implementation in the presence of adversarial interventions on data exchange between plant and controller. Such interventions can be thwarted using continuously operating…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-05 Sunandan Adhikary , Ipsita Koley , Sumana Ghosh , Saurav Kumar Ghosh , Soumyajit Dey , Debdeep Mukhopadhyay

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) provide profitable surfaces for hardware attacks such as hardware Trojans. Hardware Trojans can implement stealthy attacks such as leaking critical information, taking control of devices or harm humans. In this…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-09 Sofia Maragkou , Axel Jantsch

Attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) can lead to significant physical damage. While offline safety and security assessments can provide insight into vulnerable system components, they may not account for stealthy attacks designed to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-07 Mazen Azzam , Liliana Pasquale , Gregory Provan , Bashar Nuseibeh

In a software system it is possible to quantify the amount of information that is leaked or corrupted by analysing the flows of information present in the source code. In a cyber-physical system, information flows are not only present at…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-08-17 Eric Rothstein Morris , Carlos G. Murguia , Martín Ochoa

Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) rely on insecure protocols and devices to monitor and operate critical infrastructure. Prior work has demonstrated that powerful attackers with detailed system knowledge can manipulate exchanged sensor data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-04-21 Herson Esquivel-Vargas , John Henry Castellanos , Marco Caselli , Nils Ole Tippenhauer , Andreas Peter

Industrial control systems are critical to the operation of industrial facilities, especially for critical infrastructures, such as refineries, power grids, and transportation systems. Similar to other information systems, a significant…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Guangxia Lia , Yulong Shena , Peilin Zhaob , Xiao Lu , Jia Liu , Yangyang Liu , Steven C. H. Hoi

Modern Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) allow remote communication through the Internet using industrial protocols that were not designed to work with external networks. To understand security issues related to this practice, prior work…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-02-19 Giovanni Barbieri , Mauro Conti , Nils Ole Tippenhauer , Federico Turrin

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) encompassing resources for process automation are subjected to a wide variety of security threats. The threat landscape is arising due to increased adoption of Commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) products as well…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-10-08 Abhinav Biswas , Sukanya Karunakaran

In this paper, the problem of simultaneous cyber attack and fault detection and isolation (CAFDI) in cyber-physical systems (CPS) is studied. The proposed solution methodology consists of two filters on the plant and the command and control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-15 Mahdi Taheri , Khashayar Khorasani , Iman Shames , Nader Meskin

Modern Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCADA systems used by the electric utility industry to monitor and control electric power generation, transmission and distribution are recognized today as critical components of the electric…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-10-31 Leandros A. Maglaras , Jianmin Jiang , Tiago J. Cruz

In critical infrastructures, communication networks are used to exchange vital data among elements of Industrial Control Systems (ICSes). Due to the criticality of such systems and the increase of the cybersecurity risks in these contexts,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-01-17 Roberto di Lallo , Federico Griscioli , Gabriele Lospoto , Habib Mostafaei , Maurizio Pizzonia , Massimo Rimondini

This work establishes a game-theoretic framework to study cross-layer coordinated attacks on cyber-physical systems (CPSs). The attacker can interfere with the physical process and launch jamming attacks on the communication channels…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-08 Yunhan Huang , Zehui Xiong , Quanyan Zhu

Operational Technology (OT) networks of industrial control systems (ICS) are increasingly connected to the public Internet, which has prompted ICSes to implement strong security measures (e.g., authentication and encryption) to protect…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Gargi Mitra , Pritam Dash , Yingao Elaine Yao , Aastha Mehta , Karthik Pattabiraman

We study the performance of perception-based control systems in the presence of attacks, and provide methods for modeling and analysis of their resiliency to stealthy attacks on both physical and perception-based sensing. Specifically, we…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-29 Amir Khazraei , Henry Pfister , Miroslav Pajic