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Industrial cyber-physical systems (ICPSs) manage critical infrastructures by controlling the processes based on the "physics" data gathered by edge sensor networks. Recent innovations in ubiquitous computing and communication technologies…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Hakan Kayan , Matthew Nunes , Omer Rana , Pete Burnap , Charith Perera

Industrial control systems (ICS) are managed remotely with the help of dedicated protocols that were originally designed to work in walled gardens. Many of these protocols have been adapted to Internet transport and support wide-area…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-04-24 Marcin Nawrocki , Thomas C. Schmidt , Matthias Wählisch

Critical Infrastructures (CIs), such as smart power grids, transport systems, and financial infrastructures, are more and more vulnerable to cyber threats, due to the adoption of commodity computing facilities. Despite the use of several…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-05-09 L. Aniello , A. Bondavalli , A. Ceccarelli , C. Ciccotelli , M. Cinque , F. Frattini , A. Guzzo , A. Pecchia , A. Pugliese , L. Querzoni , S. Russo

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) constitute the backbone of contemporary industrial operations, ranging from modest heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to expansive national power grids. Given their pivotal role in critical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Luís Sousa , José Cecílio , Pedro Ferreira , Alan Oliveira

Industrial control systems (ICSs) are widely used and vital to industry and society. Their failure can have severe impact on both economics and human life. Hence, these systems have become an attractive target for attacks, both physical and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-10-02 Moshe Kravchik , Asaf Shabtai

Behind-the-Meter assets are getting more interconnected to realise new applications like flexible tariffs. Cyber-attacks on the resulting control infrastructure may impact a large number of devices, which can result in severe impact on the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-01 Immanuel Hacker , Ömer Sen , Florian Klein-Helmkamp , Andreas Ulbig

Cyber-physical systems integrate computation, communication, and physical capabilities to interact with the physical world and humans. Besides failures of components, cyber-physical systems are prone to malicious attacks so that specific…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-02-29 Fabio Pasqualetti , Florian Dörfler , Francesco Bullo

Risk assessment plays a crucial role in ensuring the security and resilience of modern computer systems. Existing methods for conducting risk assessments often suffer from tedious and time-consuming processes, making it challenging to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-27 Simon Unger , Ektor Arzoglou , Markus Heinrich , Dirk Scheuermann , Stefan Katzenbeisser

Due to the critical importance of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) to the operations of cities and countries, research into the security of critical infrastructure has become increasingly relevant and necessary. As a component of both the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-17 Sean O'Toole , Cameron Sewell , Hoda Mehrpouyan

The increasing digitization and interconnection of legacy Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) open new vulnerability surfaces, exposing such systems to malicious attackers. Furthermore, since ICSs are often employed in critical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Mauro Conti , Denis Donadel , Federico Turrin

As new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) are integrated into Critical National Infrastructures (CNI), new cybersecurity threats emerge that require specific security solutions. Approaches used for analysis include the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-03 Uchenna D Ani , Jeremy D McK. Watson , Jason R. C. Nurse , Al Cook , Carsten Maple

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

Past attacks against industrial control systems (ICS) show that adversaries often target both the ICS network and the physical process to achieve potential catastrophic impact. To secure ICS, intrusion detection systems promise timely…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Stefan Lenz , Julia Raab , Benedikt Holzbach , Deniz Köller , Sotiris Michaelides , Martin Henze

With the exponential growth of cyber-physical systems (CPS), new security challenges have emerged. Various vulnerabilities, threats, attacks, and controls have been introduced for the new generation of CPS. However, there lack a systematic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-01-18 Abdulmalik Humayed , Jingqiang Lin , Fengjun Li , Bo Luo

ICS environments are vital to the operation of critical infrastructure such as power grids, water treatment facilities, and manufacturing plants. However, these systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks due to their reliance on interconnected…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Can Ozkan , Dave Singelee

This paper concerns the security of the electric power transmission grid facing the threat of malicious cyber-physical attackers. We posit that there is no such thing as perfectly effective cyber-security. Rather, any cyber-security measure…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-28 Efthymios Karangelos , Louis Wehenkel

Modern smart grids rely on dense measurement infrastructures, communication links, and intelligent field devices. Although this improves supervision and control, it also increases vulnerability to cyber-physical disruptions. Operators must…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Adis Alihodžić , Eva Tuba , Milan Tuba

Modern industrial systems face a growing threat from sophisticated cyberattacks that can cause significant operational disruptions. This work presents a novel methodology for identification of the most critical cyberattacks that may disrupt…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-31 Bruno Paes Leao , Jagannadh Vempati , Siddharth Bhela , Tobias Ahlgrim , Daniel Arnold

The ever-evolving capabilities of cyber attackers force security administrators to focus on the early identification of emerging threats. Targeted cyber attacks usually consist of several phases, from initial reconnaissance of the network…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Lukáš Sadlek , Pavel Čeleda , Daniel Tovarňák

This paper deals with analysis, simultaneous detection of faults and attacks, fault-tolerant control and attack-resilient of cyber-physical control systems. In our recent work, it has been observed that an attack detector driven by an input…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-14 Linlin Li , Steven X. Ding , Maiying Zhong , Dong Zhao , Yang Shi