Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems

Ioannis Zografopoulos; Charalambos Konstantinou; Nektarios Georgios Tsoutsos; Dan Zhu; Robert Broadwater

doi:10.1145/3470481.3472706

Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems

Ioannis Zografopoulos
, Charalambos Konstantinou
, Nektarios Georgios Tsoutsos
, Dan Zhu
, Robert Broadwater

Engineering

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
University of Delaware
Electrical Distribution Design

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

In this paper, we examine the impact of cyberattacks in an integrated transmission and distribution (T&D) power grid model with distributed energy resource (DER) integration. We adopt the OCTAVE Allegro methodology to identify critical system assets, enumerate potential threats, analyze, and prioritize risks for threat scenarios. Based on the analysis, attack strategies and exploitation scenarios are identified which could lead to system compromise. Specifically, we investigate the impact of data integrity attacks in inverted-based solar PV controllers, control signal blocking attacks in protective switches and breakers, and coordinated monitoring and switching time-delay attacks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450386081
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3470481.3472706
State	Published - May 19 2021
Event	9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: May 18 2021 → …

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Name	9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings

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Conference	9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	5/18/21 → …

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Modeling and Simulation

Keywords

case studies
cyberattacks
impact analysis
integrated power systems
security assessment

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Zografopoulos, I., Konstantinou, C., Tsoutsos, N. G., Zhu, D., & Broadwater, R. (2021). Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems. In 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings Article 3472706 (9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3470481.3472706

Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems. / Zografopoulos, Ioannis; Konstantinou, Charalambos; Tsoutsos, Nektarios Georgios et al.
9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2021. 3472706 (9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Zografopoulos, I, Konstantinou, C, Tsoutsos, NG, Zhu, D & Broadwater, R 2021, Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems. in 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings., 3472706, 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week 2021, Virtual, Online, United States, 5/18/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3470481.3472706

Zografopoulos I, Konstantinou C, Tsoutsos NG, Zhu D, Broadwater R. Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems. In 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2021. 3472706. (9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings). doi: 10.1145/3470481.3472706

Zografopoulos, Ioannis ; Konstantinou, Charalambos ; Tsoutsos, Nektarios Georgios et al. / Security assessment and impact analysis of cyberattacks in integrated T&D power systems. 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2021. (9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, MSCPES 2021, Held as part of the Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week, Proceedings).

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