TY - GEN
T1 - Detection and Prevention of Denial-of-Service in Cloud-based Smart Grid
AU - Razaq, Abdul
AU - Hussain, Muhammad Majid
AU - Javed, Waqas
AU - Javed, Tasmiyah
AU - Memon, Zulfiqar A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Smart Grid (SG), components with historical set of security challenges, becomes more vulnerable because Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has its own share of problems while Cloud infrastructure adds yet another unpredicted layer of threats. Scalability and availability, which are strong aspects of the cloud platform making it attractive to users, also attracts security threats for the same reasons. The malware installed on single host offers very limited scope compared to attack magnitude that compromised Cloud platform can offer. Therefore, the strongest aspect of Cloud itself becomes a nightmare in Cloud-Based SG. A breach in such a delicate system can cause severe consequences including interruption of electricity, equipment damage, data breach, complete blackouts, or even life-threatening consequences. We mimic Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks to demonstrate interruption of electricity in SG with open-source solution to co-simulate power and communication systems.
AB - Smart Grid (SG), components with historical set of security challenges, becomes more vulnerable because Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has its own share of problems while Cloud infrastructure adds yet another unpredicted layer of threats. Scalability and availability, which are strong aspects of the cloud platform making it attractive to users, also attracts security threats for the same reasons. The malware installed on single host offers very limited scope compared to attack magnitude that compromised Cloud platform can offer. Therefore, the strongest aspect of Cloud itself becomes a nightmare in Cloud-Based SG. A breach in such a delicate system can cause severe consequences including interruption of electricity, equipment damage, data breach, complete blackouts, or even life-threatening consequences. We mimic Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks to demonstrate interruption of electricity in SG with open-source solution to co-simulate power and communication systems.
KW - Cloud based Smart Grid
KW - Cyber-security
KW - Denial-of-Service
KW - IDS/IPS
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85115356989
U2 - 10.5220/0010449901720179
DO - 10.5220/0010449901720179
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85115356989
T3 - International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS - Proceedings
SP - 172
EP - 179
BT - SMARTGREENS 2021 - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems
A2 - Klein, Cornel
A2 - Jarke, Matthias
A2 - Helfert, Markus
PB - Science and Technology Publications, Lda
T2 - 10th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems, SMARTGREENS 2021
Y2 - 28 April 2021 through 30 April 2021
ER -