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This paper surveys the latest on Smart Grid security. It focuses on the deep understanding of the risk in terms of threats, vulnerabilities and consequences that arise from cyber-attacks.

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-03-03 Charalambos Konstantinou

Today's smart-grids have seen a clear rise in new ways of energy generation, transmission, and storage. This has not only introduced a huge degree of variability, but also a continual shift away from traditionally centralized generation and…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2022-06-14 Himanshu Neema , Harsh Vardhan , Carlos Barreto , Xenofon Koutsoukos

The increasing integration of IoT-connected devices in smart grids has introduced new vulnerabilities at the distribution level. Of particular concern is the potential for cyberattacks that exploit high-wattage IoT devices, such as EV…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-27 Armita Khashayardoost , Ahmad Mohammad Saber , Deepa Kundur

The integration of sensors and communication technology in power systems, known as the smart grid, is an emerging topic in science and technology. One of the critical issues in the smart grid is its increased vulnerability to cyber threats.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-05-05 Jacob Sakhnini , Hadis Karimipour , Ali Dehghantanha , Reza M. Parizi , Gautam Srivastava

The transformation of power grids into intelligent cyber-physical systems brings numerous benefits, but also significantly increases the surface for cyber-attacks, demanding appropriate countermeasures. However, the development, validation,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-12 Ömer Sen Dennis van der Velde , Maik Lühman , Florian Sprünken , Immanuel Hacker , Andreas Ulbig , Michael Andres , Martin Henze

Our nation's infrastructure for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity - "The Grid" - is a relic based in many respects on century-old technology. It consists of expensive, centralized generation via large plants, and a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Randal E. Bryant , Randy H. Katz , Chase Hensel , Erwin P. Gianchandani

A new paradigm of electricity generation at the distribution level, with renewable and alternative sources, is possible with microgrids. The main idea is to have microgrids deployed on low- or medium-voltage active distribution networks.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-22 Marcelo Simoes , Mohammed Elmusrati , Tero Vartiainen , Mike Mekkanen , Mazaher Karimi , Sayawu Diaba , Emmanuel Anti , Wilson Lopes

Complex interconnections between information technology and digital control systems have significantly increased cybersecurity vulnerabilities in smart grids. Cyberattacks involving data integrity can be very disruptive because of their…

Applications · Statistics 2023-04-18 Dan Li , Nagi Gebraeel , Kamran Paynabar , A. P. Sakis Meliopoulos

The evolution of the traditional power grid into the "smart grid" has resulted in a fundamental shift in energy management, which allows the integration of renewable energy sources with modern communication technology. However, this…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Abdulhakim Alsaiari , Mohammad Ilyas

Given the rise in cyber threats to networked systems, coupled with the proliferation of AI techniques and enhanced processing capabilities, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and easily executable. They…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Saleh Darzi , Attila A. Yavuz

The resilience of cyberphysical systems to denial-of-service (DoS) and integrity attacks is studied in this paper. The cyberphysical system is modeled as a linear structured system, and its resilience to an attack is interpreted in a graph…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-06 Bhaskar Ramasubramanian , M. A. Rajan , M. Girish Chandra , Rance Cleaveland , Steven I. Marcus

The Smart grid (SG), generally known as the next-generation power grid emerged as a replacement for ill-suited power systems in the 21st century. It is in-tegrated with advanced communication and computing capabilities, thus it is ex-pected…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-09-05 Navod Neranjan Thilakarathne , Mohan Krishna Kagita , Surekha Lanka , Hussain Ahmad

Smart grid systems are characterized by high complexity due to interactions between a traditional passive network and active power electronic components, coupled using communication links. Additionally, automation and information technology…

More and more industrial devices are connected to IP-based networks, as this is essential for the success of Industry 4.0. However, this interconnection also results in an increased attack surface for various network-based attacks. One of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-20 Florian Fischer , Matthias Niedermaier , Thomas Hanka , Peter Knauer , Dominik Merli

Industrial Control System (ICS) networks transmit control and monitoring data in critical environments such as smart grid. Cyber attacks on smart grid communication may cause fatal consequences on energy production, distribution, and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-31 Nelson Makau Mutua , Petr Matoušek

Technological advances have enabled multiple countries to consider implementing Smart City Infrastructure to provide in-depth insights into different data points and enhance the lives of citizens. Unfortunately, these new technological…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-17 Yee Ching Tok , Sudipta Chattopadhyay

Denial of Service (DoS) is a security threat which compromises the confidentiality of information stored in Local Area Networks (LANs) due to unauthorized access by spoofed IP addresses. SYN Flooding is a type of DoS which is harmful to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2012-02-09 Mehdi Ebady Manna , Angela Amphawan

The modernization of power grid infrastructures necessitates the incorporation of decision support systems to effectively mitigate cybersecurity threats. This paper presents a comprehensive framework based on integrating Attack-Defense…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-13 Omer Sen , Yanico Aust , Martin Neumuller , Immanuel Hacker , Andreas Ulbig

Smart grid is an emerging technology which is able to control the power load via price signaling. The communication between the power supplier and power customers is a key issue in smart grid. Performance degradation like delay or outage…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2010-03-11 Husheng Li , Weiyi Zhang

The smart grid is a large-scale complex system that integrates communication technologies with the physical layer operation of the energy systems. Security and resilience mechanisms by design are important to provide guarantee operations…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-10-02 Quanyan Zhu