Kemmeugne, A, Jahromi, AA, Kundur, D et al. (1 more author) (2021) Towards cyber-resilient telecontrol commands using software-defined networking. In: MSCPES '21: Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems. CPS-IoT Week '21: Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things, 19-21 May 2021 ACM ISBN 978-1-4503-8608-1
Abstract
Cybersecurity enhancement of power systems has become one of the main objectives of utility managers and regulatory agencies because of the increasing number of cyberattacks against critical infrastructures. In this paper, we investigate the application of software-defined networking for improving the cyber-resilience of power systems in the presence of cyberattacks using false telecontrol commands. It is first demonstrated that cyberattackers can use false telecontrol commands to separate a power plant from a power grid or trip a major transmission line. Next, it is shown that software-defined networking can significantly enhance the cyber-resilience of power systems in the presence of cyberattacks using false telecontrol commands compared to legacy communication networks. This is because the source, destination and protocol of telecontrol commands can be examined and verified in software-defined networking before communication packet forwarding actions take place. Moreover, primary and back-up routes of telecontrol commands can be pre-engineered in software-defined networking to counteract potential cyberattacks.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Association for Computing Machinery. This is an author produced version of a paper published in MSCPES '21: Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Communication & Power Networks (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2021 16:59 |
Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2022 13:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ACM |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/3470481.3472707 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:180839 |