On using TCBR against cyber switching attacks on smart grids

Karbouj, Hazem; Maity, Somnath

doi:10.1109/isgt-asia.2016.7796464

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“…In addition, the use of smart contracts increases the speed of the autonomously executed system. (6) It provides real-time data processing and CB status monitoring, which enables automatic network reconfiguration during the occurrence of faults and handover of the demand to other available feeders during any abnormal events. (7) It is the first work that utilizes BC technology/smart contracts in the realm of data security for electric CBs in an electrical SG.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Wireless communication technology is widely adopted for local communication in SGs [5]. Since IoT devices are involved, several cybersecurity attacks may be launched against existing networks [6]. Traditional IoT architectures depend on a centralized form, represented by cloud services that provide storage, analysis, and powerful computational services.…”

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“…In the normal case, an overhead electric CB is located far from the CCR [5]. The SG paradigm introduces new challenges in terms of security [6], such as physical attacks, cyber-attacks, and catastrophic issues, which are also considered major forms of threats to SGs [12,13]. Hence, cyber-security threats have become the most crucial factor affecting whether SGs are adopted [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Blockchain-Based Architecture for Securing Industrial IoTs Data in Electric Smart Grid

Umran¹,

Lu²,

Abduljabbar³

et al. 2023

Computers, Materials &Amp; Continua

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There are numerous internet-connected devices attached to the industrial process through recent communication technologies, which enable machine-to-machine communication and the sharing of sensitive data through a new technology called the industrial internet of things (IIoTs). Most of the suggested security mechanisms are vulnerable to several cybersecurity threats due to their reliance on cloud-based services, external trusted authorities, and centralized architectures; they have high computation and communication costs, low performance, and are exposed to a single authority of failure and bottleneck. Blockchain technology (BC) is widely adopted in the industrial sector for its valuable features in terms of decentralization, security, and scalability. In our work, we propose a decentralized, scalable, lightweight, trusted and secure private network based on blockchain technology/smart contracts for the overhead circuit breaker of the electrical power grid of the Al-Kufa/Iraq power plant as an industrial application. The proposed scheme offers a double layer of data encryption, device authentication, scalability, high performance, low power consumption, and improves the industry's operations; provides efficient access control to the sensitive data generated by circuit breaker sensors and helps reduce power wastage. We also address data aggregation operations, which are considered challenging in electric power smart grids. We utilize a multi-chain proof of rapid authentication (McPoRA) as a consensus mechanism, which helps to enhance the computational performance and effectively improve the latency. The advanced reduced instruction set computer (RISC) machines ARM Cortex-M33 microcontroller adopted in our work, is characterized by ultra-low power consumption and high performance, as well as efficiency in terms of real-time cryptographic algorithms such as the elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA). This improves the computational execution, increases the implementation speed of the asymmetric cryptographic algorithm and provides data integrity and device authenticity at the perceptual layer. Our experimental results show that the proposed scheme achieves excellent performance, data security, real-time data processing, low power consumption (70.880 mW ), and very 5390 CMC, 2023, vol.74, no.3 low memory utilization (2.03% read-only memory (RAM) and 0.9% flash memory) and execution time (0.7424 s) for the cryptographic algorithm. This enables autonomous network reconfiguration on-demand and real-time data processing.

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A Blockchain-Based Architecture for Securing Industrial IoTs Data in Electric Smart Grid

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Computers, Materials &Amp; Continua

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“…Significant research work has been carried out on cyber security of transmission power grids due to the powerful impact of cyber attacks on such grids and the possibility of cascading failure in worst case scenario [12]- [14]. However, cyber security of distribution power grids attracted less attention in literature as attacks on such systems do not pose a direct threat to system stability, despite the widespread of these grids and the possibility of targeted attacks against specific critical loads/feeders.…”

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Demonstration of Man in the Middle Attack on a Feeder Power Factor Correction Unit

Hadjidemetriou

Tertytchny

Karbouj

et al. 2020

2020 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe)

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Cyber security of distribution power systems is of an increasing and pressing importance due to the fast modernisation of current systems. Cyber attacks on distribution power systems may aim to operate the system inefficiently, steal private smart meter data or cause intentional false tripping of few or all feeders. In this paper, a Man in The Middle (MiTM) attack on a power factor correction unit is implemented and demonstrated to overload a distribution feeder and cause an intentional false tripping of the entire feeder causing regional blackout. Experimental implementation of the attack is carried out in a laboratory-scale setup using commercial power equipment under different loading conditions to demonstrate the effectiveness of this attack.Index Terms-Cyber-physical attack, inverters, man in the middle attack, power factor correction, smart grid.

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“…Wireless technologies are extensively used for local communication subsystems in the SG [14]. The wireless communication technology may produce new and important challenges for the security of existing network [15]. For instance, a faked fault data can be invented and forwarded to CC or SB.…”

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A Lightweight Scheme to Authenticate and Secure the Communication in Smart Grids

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Self-reconfiguration in electrical power grids is a significant tool for their planning and operation during both normal and abnormal conditions. The increasing in employment of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), as well as the rapid growth of the new communication technologies have increased the application of Feeder Automation (FA) in Distribution Networks (DNs). In a Smart Grid (SG), automation equipment, such as a Smart Breaker (SB), is used. Using either a wired or a wireless network or even a combination of both, communication between the Control Center (CC) and SBs can be made. Nowadays, wireless technology is widely used in the communication of DNs. This may cause several security vulnerabilities in the power system, such as remote attacks, with the goal of cutting off the electrical power provided to significant consumers. Therefore, to preserve the cybersecurity of the system, there is a need for a secure scheme. The available literature investments proposed a heavyweight level in security schemes, while the overhead was not considered. To overcome this drawback, this paper presents an efficient lightweight authentication mechanism with the necessary steps to ensure real-time automatic reconfiguration during a fault. As a first stage, authentication will be made between CC and SB, SB then sends the information about its status. To ensure the integrity of the authentication exchange, a hash function is used, while the symmetric algorithm is used to ensure privacy. The applicability of the suggested scheme has been proved by conducting security performance and analysis. The proposed scheme will be injected on ABB medium voltage breaker with the REF 542plus controller. Therefore, the probable benefit of the suggested scheme is the contribution to provide more flexibility for electrical utilities in terms of reducing the overall computational overhead and withstanding to various types of attacks, while also opening new prospects in FA of SGs.

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On using TCBR against cyber switching attacks on smart grids

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

A Blockchain-Based Architecture for Securing Industrial IoTs Data in Electric Smart Grid

A Blockchain-Based Architecture for Securing Industrial IoTs Data in Electric Smart Grid

Demonstration of Man in the Middle Attack on a Feeder Power Factor Correction Unit

A Lightweight Scheme to Authenticate and Secure the Communication in Smart Grids

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