Critical System Simulation tool for Investigating the Resilience of a Cyberphysical Security Ecosystem
Abstract
Vulnerabilities of critical systems to cyber attacks are investigated aiming at testing overall resilience of the control and protection ecosystem. A two-way mapping between cyber-space control actions and physical operational patterns will be advanced in order to enable early detection through (a) monitoring critical system state, and, (b) examining the relation of cyber events and physical faults. Hence, adverse events may be neutralized and the overall security ecosystem may preserve functionality at all times. The proposed research will develop, test, and, validate a model that simulates behavior and identifies the physical impact of control-targeted attacks. A graphical user interface (GUI) will facilitate the interaction between a user and the developed model and serve as the main medium for user-actions. The output of the model will consist of a vector populated with the respective operational values of the critical system corresponding to the input values for a determined time interval. As a test-bed to benchmark the validity of the model, data and the overall cyberphysical ecosystem of an existing facility will be used. In addition, an external device located within the physical boundaries of the facility will be installed aiming at performing the role of creating and injecting cyber events of various types(cyber attack scenarios). In this manner the modules of the proposed critical system tool will be validated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812278
Entities
People
- Lefteri Tsoukalas
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Virginia