Visible to the public Securing Remote Access Networks Using Malware Detection Tools for Industrial Control Systems

TitleSecuring Remote Access Networks Using Malware Detection Tools for Industrial Control Systems
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsUde, Okechukwu, Swar, Bobby
Conference Name2021 4th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS)
Date Publishedmay
KeywordsAvailability, confidentiality, hash calculation, industrial control, industrial control systems, integrated circuits, integrity, malware detection, Object recognition, operational technology, pubcrawl, Purdue control hierarchy, Rats, remote access trojans, Resiliency, Scalability, scalable systems, Smart homes, telecommunication traffic, Tools
AbstractWith their role as an integral part of its infrastructure, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are a vital part of every nation's industrial development drive. Despite several significant advancements - such as controlled-environment agriculture, automated train systems, and smart homes, achieved in critical infrastructure sectors through the integration of Information Systems (IS) and remote capabilities with ICS, the fact remains that these advancements have introduced vulnerabilities that were previously either nonexistent or negligible, one being Remote Access Trojans (RATs). Present RAT detection methods either focus on monitoring network traffic or studying event logs on host systems. This research's objective is the detection of RATs by comparing actual utilized system capacity to reported utilized system capacity. To achieve the research objective, open-source RAT detection methods were identified and analyzed, a GAP-analysis approach was used to identify the deficiencies of each method, after which control algorithms were developed into source code for the solution.
DOI10.1109/ICPS49255.2021.9468212
Citation Keyude_securing_2021