Cascading effects of cyber-attacks on Interconnected Critical Infrastructure

网络攻击对互连关键基础设施的连锁效应

• 批准号: 2440422
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Bristol
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2440422
• 关键词: Cascading; effects; cyber; attacks; Interconnected

Currently, an abundance of cyber physical systems are located in critical infrastructures such as water distribution, power grid and mass transportation. The uninterrupted operation of these systems is essential for the nation's economy and growth. However, these systems are vulnerable to cyber-attacks, which tend to become increasingly more sophisticated. On top of the already known vulnerabilities, extra complexity is introduced within those systems due to dependencies they have with each other. If one or more infrastructures are attacked, the rest of the interconnected systems might get affected due to potential cascading effects.The goal of this reserach is to investigate cyber-attacks in these interconncted environments and the resilience of these systems under attack, as well to deploy defenses and mitigations.

目前，大量的网络物理系统分布在供水、电网和公共交通等关键基础设施中。这些系统的不间断运行对国家的经济和增长至关重要。然而，这些系统很容易受到网络攻击，网络攻击往往变得越来越复杂。在已知的漏洞之上，由于这些系统之间的依赖关系，在这些系统中引入了额外的复杂性。如果一个或多个基础设施受到攻击，则由于潜在的级联效应，其他相互连接的系统可能会受到影响。本研究的目标是调查这些相互关联环境中的网络攻击以及这些系统在攻击下的弹性，以及部署防御和缓解措施。