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We model a vehicle equipped with an autonomous cyber-defense system in addition to its inherent physical resilience features. When attacked, this ensemble of cyber-physical features (i.e., ``bonware'') strives to resist and recover from the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-20 Michael J. Weisman , Alexander Kott , Joachim Vandekerckhove

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are formed through interconnected components capable of computation, communication, sensing and changing the physical world. The development of these systems poses a significant challenge since they have to be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-22 Igor Ivkic , Patrizia Sailer , Antonios Gouglidis , Andreas Mauthe , Markus Tauber

Real-world Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are usually configurable. Through parameters, it is possible to configure, select or unselect different system functionalities. While this provides high flexibility, it also becomes a source for…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Pablo Valle , Aitor Arrieta , Maite Arratibel

The complexity of cyberattacks in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) calls for a mechanism that can evaluate the operational behaviour and security without negatively affecting the operation of live systems. In this regard, Digital Twins (DTs)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-05-03 Sabah Suhail , Raja Jurdak

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

Backdoor attacks, representing an emerging threat to the integrity of deep neural networks, have garnered significant attention due to their ability to compromise deep learning systems clandestinely. While numerous backdoor attacks occur…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Sze Jue Yang , Chinh D. La , Quang H. Nguyen , Kok-Seng Wong , Anh Tuan Tran , Chee Seng Chan , Khoa D. Doan

Due to major breakthroughs in software and engineering technologies, embedded systems are increasingly being utilized in areas ranging from aerospace and next-generation transportation systems, to smart grid and smart cities, to health care…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2020-03-10 Adnan Rashid , Umair Siddique , Sofiene Tahar

Learning-enabled controllers used in cyber-physical systems (CPS) are known to be susceptible to adversarial attacks. Such attacks manifest as perturbations to the states generated by the controller's environment in response to its actions.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-15 Zikang Xiong , Joe Eappen , He Zhu , Suresh Jagannathan

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are increasingly being used within safety-critical Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs). They are often co-located with traditional embedded software, and may perform advisory or control-based roles. It is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-28 Hammond Pearce , Xin Yang , Partha S. Roop , Marc Katzef , Tórur Biskopstø Strøm

Stealth attacks pose potential risks to cyber-physical systems because they are difficult to detect. Assessing the risk of systems under stealth attacks remains an open challenge, especially in nonlinear systems. To comprehensively quantify…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-07 Guang Chen , Zhicong Sun , Yulong Ding , Shuang-hua Yang

A cyber-physical system (CPS) is a tight coupling of computational resources, network communication, and physical processes. They are composed of a set of networked components, including sensors, actuators, control processing units, and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-11 Shamila Nateghi , Yuri Shtessel , Christopher Edwards , Jean-Pierre Barbot

This letter addresses essential aspects of threat assessment by proposing intent-driven threat models that incorporate both capabilities and intents. We propose a holistic framework for cyber physical awareness (CPA) in space networks,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-25 Selen Gecgel Cetin , Tolga Ovatman , Gunes Karabulut Kurt

Offensive Robot Cybersecurity introduces a groundbreaking approach by advocating for offensive security methods empowered by means of automation. It emphasizes the necessity of understanding attackers' tactics and identifying…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-19 Víctor Mayoral-Vilches

The threats faced by cyber-physical systems (CPSs) in critical infrastructure have motivated research into a multitude of attack detection mechanisms, including anomaly detectors based on neural network models. The effectiveness of anomaly…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-16 Yifan Jia , Jingyi Wang , Christopher M. Poskitt , Sudipta Chattopadhyay , Jun Sun , Yuqi Chen

Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) are widely used in critical infrastructures that face various cyberattacks causing physical damage. With the increasing integration of the ICSs and information technology (IT), ensuring the security of ICSs…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-17 Navid Aftabi , Dan Li , Ph. D. , Thomas Sharkey , Ph. D

Real-time cyber-physical systems depend on deterministic task execution to guarantee safety and correctness. Unfortunately, this determinism can unintentionally expose timing information that enables adversaries to infer task execution…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-04 Arkaprava Sain , Sunandan Adhikary , Soumyajit Dey

The security of cyber-physical systems is first and foremost a safety problem, yet it is typically handled as a traditional security problem, which means that solutions are based on defending against threats and are often implemented too…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-11-03 Bryan Carter , Georgios Bakirtzis , Carl Elks , Cody Fleming

Recent changes in standards and regulations, driven by the increasing importance of software systems in meeting societal needs, mandate increased security testing of software systems. Penetration testing has been shown to be a reliable…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Charilaos Skandylas , Mikael Asplund

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are increasingly complex and frequently integrated into modern societies via critical infrastructure systems, products, and services. Consequently, there is a need for reliable functionality of these complex…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-30 Babak Aslani , Shima Mohebbi , Edward J. Oughton

Every day around the world, various organizations are exposed to more than a hundred attacks, most of which are success-fully repelled by information security specialists. However, attacks are also carried out that some information systems…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-21 A. K. Novokhrestov , A. A. Konev , A. S. Kovalenko , N. I. Sermavkin