Paper Info
Title
Network topology risk assessment of stealthy cyber attacks on advanced metering infrastructure networks
Abstract
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) plays a crucial role in Demand Side Management (DSM) in Smart Grid systems. It provides real-time, two-way communication capabilities between a utility/load aggregator and consumers. The communication infrastructure, by virtue of topological weaknesses, is vulnerable to cyber attacks that are undetectable or stealthy. This work investigates the topological vulnerabilities of AMI networks that could result in potential theft of electricity through hacked smart meters. In particular, a provably correct risk assessment protocol is proposed to identify completely the individual nodes in mesh network based AMIs that are potential targets of such economically motivated stealthy cyber attacks. The protocol proposed utilizes knowledge of the network topology and data obtained from existing system monitoring technologies. A case study is provided to demonstrate the protocol and its effectiveness.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1109/CISS.2017.7926147
2017 51st Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Demand Side Management,Cyber Physical Security,Network Connectivity,Risk Assessment
Theft of electricity,Mesh networking,Telecommunications network,News aggregator,Smart grid,Computer security,Computer science,Computer network,Network topology,System monitoring,Risk management
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-5090-2697-5
2
0.39
References 
Authors
8
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jiyun Yao1233.46
Parv Venkitasubramaniam28716.76
Shalinee Kishore338274.87
Lawrence V. Snyder444831.03
Rick S. Blum52322266.38