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Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) use computational resources to control physical process and provide critical services. For this reason, an attack in these systems may have dangerous consequences in the physical world. Hence, resilience is a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-09-16 Mariana Segovia , Jose Rubio-Hernan , Ana Rosa Cavalli , Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro

An approach is proposed to identify optimal asset protection strategies based on vulnerability assessment outcomes. Traditional bilevel attacker-defender models emphasize worst-case scenarios but offer limited defensive guidance. In…

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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

Object detection models are critical components of automated systems, such as autonomous vehicles and perception-based robots, but their sensitivity to adversarial attacks poses a serious security risk. Progress in defending these models…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Alexis Winter , Jean-Vincent Martini , Romaric Audigier , Angelique Loesch , Bertrand Luvison

It is challenging to assess the vulnerability of a cyber-physical power system to data attacks from an integral perspective. In order to support vulnerability assessment except analytic analysis, suitable platform for security tests needs…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-08-29 Kaikai Pan , André Teixeira , Claudio López , Peter Palensky

Both parasites in biological systems and adversarial forces in cybersecurity are often perceived as threats: disruptive elements that must be eliminated. However, these entities play a critical role in revealing systemic weaknesses, driving…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-26 Krti Tallam

There have been recent adversarial attacks that are difficult to find. These new adversarial attacks methods may pose challenges to current deep learning cyber defense systems and could influence the future defense of cyberattacks. The…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-25 John Harshith , Mantej Singh Gill , Madhan Jothimani

Smart grid advancements and the increased integration of digital devices have transformed the existing power grid into a cyber-physical energy system. This reshaping of the current power system can make it vulnerable to cyberattacks, which…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-18 Kalinath Katuri , Ioannis Zografopoulos , Ha Thi Nguyen , Charalambos Konstantinou

The design of the defenses Internet systems can deploy against attack, especially adaptive and resilient defenses, must start from a realistic model of the threat. This requires an assessment of the capabilities of the adversary. The design…

Digital Libraries · Computer Science 2007-05-23 David S. H. Rosenthal , Petros Maniatis , Mema Roussopoulos , T. J. Giuli , Mary Baker

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

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes deeply embedded in critical services and everyday products, it is increasingly exposed to security threats which traditional cyber defenses were not designed to handle. In this paper, we investigate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Natalia Krawczyk , Mateusz Szczepkowski , Adrian Brodzik , Krzysztof Bocianiak

This paper studies the performance and resilience of a cyber-physical control system (CPCS) with attack detection and reactive attack mitigation. It addresses the problem of deriving an optimal sequence of false data injection attacks that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-06-07 Subhash Lakshminarayana , Teo Zhan Teng , David K. Y. Yau , Rui Tan

Cyber-physical systems, such as self-driving cars or autonomous aircraft, must defend against attacks that target sensor hardware. Analyzing system design can help engineers understand how a compromised sensor could impact the system's…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-06-04 Jian Xiang , Nathan Fulton , Stephen Chong

We propose a new adversarial training approach for injecting robustness when designing controllers for upcoming cyber-physical power systems. Previous approaches relying deeply on simulations are not able to cope with the rising complexity…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-04-19 Loïc Omnes , Antoine Marot , Benjamin Donnot

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

Event cameras, known for their low latency and high dynamic range, show great potential in pedestrian detection applications. However, while recent research has primarily focused on improving detection accuracy, the robustness of…

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The European Defence Agency's revised Capability Development Plan (CDP) identifies as a priority improving ground combat capabilities by enhancing soldiers' equipment for better protection. The CAPSARII project proposes in innovative…

As the internet continues to be populated with new devices and emerging technologies, the attack surface grows exponentially. Technology is shifting towards a profit-driven Internet of Things market where security is an afterthought.…

Increased connectivity and remote reprogrammability/reconfigurability features of embedded devices in current-day power systems (including interconnections between information technology -- IT -- and operational technology -- OT --…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-19 Prashanth Krishnamurthy , Ali Rasteh , Ramesh Karri , Farshad Khorrami

Networked-Control Systems (NCSs), a type of cyber-physical systems, consist of tightly integrated computing, communication and control technologies. While being very flexible environments, they are vulnerable to computing and networking…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-02-22 Michel Barbeau , Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro