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Cyber attacks are rapidly increasing with the advancement of technology and there is no protection for our information. To prevent future cyberattacks it is critical to promptly recognize cyberattacks and establish strong defense mechanisms…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-16 Sawera Shahid , Umara Noor , Zahid Rashid

Recent attacks on power grids demonstrated the vulnerability of the grids to cyber and physical attacks. To analyze this vulnerability, we study cyber-physical attacks that affect both the power grid physical infrastructure and its…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-09-22 Saleh Soltan , Gil Zussman

Smart Grids are energy delivery networks, constituting an evolution of power grids, in which a bidirectional flow between power providers and consumers is established. These flows support the transfer of electricity and information, in…

This study evaluates the application of predictive analytics for real-time cyber-attack detection and response, focusing on how statistical and machine learning methods can improve decision-making in Security Operations Centers (SOCs).…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Muhammad Danish

With the growing complexity of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructures such as water treatment networks, there is a pressing need for robust anomaly detection strategies that account for both system vulnerabilities and evolving…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Arun Vignesh Malarkkan , Haoyue Bai , Dongjie Wang , Yanjie Fu

The tight coupling between communication and control in cyber-physical systems is necessary to enable the complex regulation required to operate these systems. Unfortunately, cyberattackers can exploit network vulnerabilities to compromise…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-25 Amr S. Mohamed , Mohsen Khalaf , Deepa Kundur

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

Critical infrastructures integrate a wide range of smart technologies and become highly connected to the cyber world. This is especially true for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), which integrate hardware and software components. Despite the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-04 Romain Dagnas , Michel Barbeau , Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro , Reda Yaich

Cyber attacks have become serious threats to Industrial Control systems as well. It becomes important to develop a serious threat defense system against such vulnerabilities. For such process control systems, safety should also be assured…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-02-26 Manikanta Reddy Dornala

The Internet of things (IoT) will make it possible to interconnect and simultaneously control distributed electrical loads. Various technical and regulatory concerns have been raised that IoT-operated loads are being deployed without…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-06-26 Yury Dvorkin , Siddharth Garg

Modern microgrids depend on distributed sensing and communication interfaces, making them increasingly vulnerable to cyber physical disturbances that threaten operational continuity and equipment safety. In this work, a complete virtual…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-27 Osasumwen Cedric Ogiesoba-Eguakun , Suman Rath

This study introduces a robust solution for the detection of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Internet of Things (IoT) systems, leveraging the capabilities of Graph Convolutional Networks (GCN). By conceptualizing IoT devices…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-15 Arvin Hekmati , Bhaskar Krishnamachari

The escalating frequency and sophistication of cyber threats increased the need for their comprehensive understanding. This paper explores the intersection of geopolitical dynamics, cyber threat intelligence analysis, and advanced detection…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Gustavo Sánchez , Ghada Elbez , Veit Hagenmeyer

Industrial alarm systems have recently progressed considerably in terms of network complexity and the number of alarms. The increase in complexity and number of alarms presents challenges in these systems that decrease system efficiency and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Hossein Khaleghy , Iman Izadi

Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, and attackers can use different mechanisms, such as denial of service (DoS) and false data injection (FDI). Furthermore, multiple attack types can be launched simultaneously, known as hybrid attacks,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-04 Milad Beikbabaei , Ali Mehrizi-Sani

The detection of advanced persistent threats (APTs) remains a crucial challenge due to their stealthy, multistage nature and the limited availability of realistic, labeled datasets for systematic evaluation. Synthetic dataset generation has…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Saleem Ishaq Tijjani , Bogdan Ghita , Nathan Clarke , Matthew Craven

Cascading failures represent a fundamental threat to the integrity of complex systems, often precipitating a comprehensive collapse across diverse infrastructures and financial networks. This research articulates a robust and pragmatic…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2024-06-28 Karan Singh , V. K. Chandrasekar , D. V. Senthilkumar

Industrial control systems are a fundamental component of critical infrastructure networks (CIN) such as gas, water and power. With the growing risk of cyberattacks, regulatory compliance requirements are also increasing for large scale…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Paritosh Ramanan , H. M. Mohaimanul Islam , Abhiram Reddy Alugula

The growing complexity of modern Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and the frequent communication between their components make them vulnerable to malicious attacks. As a result, secure state estimation is a critical requirement for the control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-09 Xusheng Luo , Miroslav Pajic , Michael M. Zavlanos

In cloud computing environments with many virtual machines, containers, and other systems, an epidemic of malware can be highly threatening to business processes. In this vision paper, we introduce a hierarchical approach to performing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-01 Josh Payne , Ashish Kundu