Visible to the public Operation-level Traffic Analyzer Framework for Smart Grid

TitleOperation-level Traffic Analyzer Framework for Smart Grid
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsRen, Wenyu, Nahrstedt, Klara, Yardley, Tim
Conference NameProceedings of the Symposium and Bootcamp on the Science of Security
PublisherACM
Conference LocationNew York, NY, USA
ISBN Number978-1-4503-4277-3
KeywordsMetrics, Network security, pubcrawl, Resiliency, Smart grid, Smart Grid Privacy, Traffic analysis
Abstract

The Smart Grid control systems need to be protected from internal attacks within the perimeter. In Smart Grid, the Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) are resource-constrained devices that do not have the ability to provide security analysis and protection by themselves. And the commonly used industrial control system protocols offer little security guarantee. To guarantee security inside the system, analysis and inspection of both internal network traffic and device status need to be placed close to IEDs to provide timely information to power grid operators. For that, we have designed a unique, extensible and efficient operation-level traffic analyzer framework. The timing evaluation of the analyzer overhead confirms efficiency under Smart Grid operational traffic.

URLhttp://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2898375.2898396
DOI10.1145/2898375.2898396
Citation Keyren_operation-level_2016