Exploiting Digital Twin technology for Cybersecurity Monitoring in Smart Grids

Coppolino, Luigi; Nardone, Roberto; Petruolo, Alfredo; Romano, Luigi; Souvent, Andrej

doi:10.1145/3600160.3605043

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“…However, this design maintains enough flexibility to be applicable and effective with a range of similar future technologies, ensuring its long-term relevance and adaptability. It extends the research initiated in [9], advancing towards a more sophisticated and resilient methodology. The main improvement is to augment the existing functionalities to be in harmony with the principles of data spaces, with a particular emphasis on incident-reporting protocols that conform to IDMEF v2 standards.…”

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Building Cyber-Resilient Smart Grids with Digital Twins and Data Spaces

Coppolino,

Nardone,

Petruolo

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The rapid expansion of digital twin technology has revolutionized management and testing across various sectors, particularly in safeguarding critical infrastructure like smart grids. Aligned with the NIS2 Directive, Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022, digital twins play a critical role in bolstering cybersecurity measures by enabling advanced simulation and real-time monitoring, key aspects emphasized in the directive for enhancing the security of networks and information systems. Concurrently, Europe’s shift towards communal data spaces amplifies the need for robust cyber defences. This paper aims to bolster cybersecurity defences in critical infrastructure, with a particular focus on the energy sector and smart grids. It proposes an innovative architecture for cybersecurity monitoring, converting a Common Information Model-compliant system into a digital twin via the FIWARE platform and incorporating an open-source Security Information and Event Management solution. Validated by a real-world case study, our approach demonstrates significant advancements in protecting smart grids against cyber threats.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 74%