TC: Small: Cyber Security of Electric Power Infrastructure: Risk Modeling and Mitigation

TC：小型：电力基础设施网络安全：风险建模和缓解

• 批准号: 0915945
• 负责人: Manimaran Govindarasu
• 金额: $ 45.5万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0915945&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: TC; Small; Cyber; Security; Electric

Abstract: Critical infrastructures are complex physical and cyber-based systems that form the lifeline of modern society, and their reliable and secure operation is of paramount importance to national security and economic vitality. In particular, the cyber system forms the backbone of a nation?s critical infrastructures, thus a major cybersecurity incident could have significant negative impacts on the reliable, efficient, and safe operations of the physical systems that rely upon it. Recent findings, as documented in government reports and literature, indicate the growing threat of cyber-based attacks on our nation?s power grid and other critical infrastructures. The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity framework and algorithms for securing the electric energy infrastructure, and implement a novel curriculum, which include: (i) developing an integrated risk modeling methodology that models both cyber attacks on the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and the resulting impacts on the performance and stability of the power grid; (ii) developing risk mitigation algorithms, both in cyber and power system domains, to prevent and mitigate cyber attacks on the power grid; (iii) evaluating the risk models and algorithms through a combination of model, simulation, and testbed-based evaluations using realistic system topologies and attack scenarios; (iv) implementing a novel curriculum on cybersecurity of critical infrastructure systems through graduate courses and undergraduate projects. This project?s outcome will have broader impacts in securing our nation?s power grid and other critical infrastructures against cyber attacks, and creating a skilled workforce in this critical area of national need.

摘要：关键基础设施是构成现代社会生命线的复杂物理和基于网络的系统，其可靠和安全的运作对国家安全和经济活力至关重要。特别是，网络系统构成了一个国家的关键基础设施的骨干，因此，重大的网络安全事件可能会对依赖它的物理系统的可靠，高效和安全操作产生重大的负面影响。如政府报告和文献所述，最近的发现表明，基于网络对我们国家的电网和其他关键基础设施的攻击威胁日益增长。该项目的目的是开发一个全面的网络安全框架和算法来确保电能基础架构，并实施新的课程，其中包括：（i）开发一种集成的风险建模方法，该方法对网络攻击进行了对监督控制和数据获取（SCADA）系统的影响以及对结果的影响和对性能和稳定性的影响和稳定性的影响； （ii）在网络和电力系统域中开发降低风险降低算法，以预防和减轻对电网的网络攻击； （iii）通过使用现实的系统拓扑和攻击方案的模型，仿真和基于测试床的评估的组合来评估风险模型和算法； （iv）通过研究生课程和本科项目实施有关关键基础设施系统网络安全的新课程。该项目的结果将对我们的国家的权力网格和其他关键基础设施产生更大的影响，以防止网络攻击，并在这个国家需求的关键领域中创造熟练的劳动力。