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Dynamic risk assessment tool for customer IoT infrastructures for smart grids

V. García Fernández, N. Rodríguez Pérez, R. Gesteira-Miñarro, J. Matanza, R. Palacios, G. López

VIII Jornadas Nacionales de Investigación en Ciberseguridad - JNIC 2023, Vigo (Spain). 21-23 June 2023


Summary:

IoT devices are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in today’s society. However, they are usually weak in terms of cybersecurity. This vulnerability to cyberattacks makes them an attractive target for hackers. Manipulation of Demand via IoT (MadIoT) attacks, which involve compromising and controlling remotely a massive amount of high wattage IoT devices, are attracting much attention recently. The nature of these attacks and the fact that they are executed by compromising a large number of IoT devices make them incredibly difficult to predict, as well as to mitigate their damage. In this context, there is a clear need for tools that allow grid operators to assess how exposed they are to this kind of attack, thus improving cybersituational awareness. This work presents an implementation of a first prototype of such a tool, along with an explanation of the rationale behind its design.


Keywords: Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Manipulation of Demand, Risk Assessment, Smart Grids


DOI: DOI icon https://doi.org/10.23919/JNIC58574.2023.10205786

Published in JNIC 2023, pp: 1-4, ISBN: 979-8-3503-2693-2

Publication date: 2023-08-07.



Citation:
V. García Fernández, N. Rodríguez Pérez, R. Gesteira-Miñarro, J. Matanza, R. Palacios, G. López, Dynamic risk assessment tool for customer IoT infrastructures for smart grids, VIII Jornadas Nacionales de Investigación en Ciberseguridad - JNIC 2023, Vigo (Spain). 21-23 June 2023. In: JNIC 2023: Conference proceedings, ISBN: 979-8-3503-2693-2


    Research topics:
  • Cybersecurity: Cybercrime prevention, cybercrime detection

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