A Systems Approach to Analysing Cyber-Physical Threats in the Smart Grid. Almajali, A., Rice, E., Viswanathan, A., Tan, K., & Neuman, C. In IEEE Smart Grid Communication, pages 456--461, 2013. IEEE.
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This paper presents a systems analysis approach to characterizing the risk of a Smart Grid to a load-drop attack. A characterization of the risk is necessary for the design of detection and remediation strategies to address the consequences of such attacks. Using concepts from systems health management and system engineering, this work (a) first identifies metrics that can be used to generate constraints for security features, and (b) lays out an end-to-end integrated methodology using separate network and power simulations to assess system risk. We demonstrate our approach by performing a systems-style analysis of a load-drop attack implemented over the AMI subsystem and targeted at destabilizing the underlying power grid.
@inproceedings{Almajali2013,
   abstract    = {This paper presents a systems analysis approach to
                  characterizing the risk of a Smart Grid to a load-drop attack.
                  A characterization of the risk is necessary for the design of
                  detection and remediation strategies to address the
                  consequences of such attacks. Using concepts from systems
                  health management and system engineering, this work (a) first
                  identifies metrics that can be used to generate constraints
                  for security features, and (b) lays out an end-to-end
                  integrated methodology using separate network and power
                  simulations to assess system risk. We demonstrate our approach
                  by performing a systems-style analysis of a load-drop attack
                  implemented over the AMI subsystem and targeted at
                  destabilizing the underlying power grid.},
   author      = {Almajali, Anas and Rice, Eric and Viswanathan, Arun and Tan,
                  Kymie and Neuman, Clifford},
   booktitle   = {IEEE Smart Grid Communication},
   isbn        = {9781457717024},
   keywords    = {Smart Grid Resiliency Under Cyber Attack},
   pages       = {456--461},
   publisher   = {IEEE},
   title       = {{A Systems Approach to Analysing Cyber-Physical Threats in
                  the Smart Grid}},
   year        = {2013}
}

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