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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Muhammad Ramadan SaifuddinORCiD
This is the authors' accepted manuscript of a conference proceedings (inc. abstract) published in its final definitive form in 2022. For re-use rights please refer to the publishers terms and conditions.
Communication network dependencies for microgrid's operations increases cybersecurity risks, where vulnerabilities found in communication protocols can be exploited for malicious intent. In this paper, we enumerate important attack techniques on multiple communication protocols and investigate their impacts on the microgrid dispatch function. We also show that an attacker can leverage multiple protocols to launch coordinated attacks that offers longer-term, stealthier, and larger adversarial impact, an advanced persistent threat. Our main contribution in this work is a detailed case study carried out on Electrical Power and Intelligent Control (EPIC) testbed located in Singapore. Through a series of experiments, we demonstrated individual protocols' vulnerability, verified their negative impacts on several microgrid's dispatch functions, and also illustrated the practicality of coordinated attacks through the manipulation of multiple protocols.
Author(s): Saifuddin R, Wei L, Tan H, Chen B
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: 8th Workshop On The Security Of Industrial Control Systems & Of Cyber-Physical Systems
Year of Conference: 2022
Online publication date: 30/09/2022
Acceptance date: 26/09/2022
Date deposited: 21/12/2022
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365301502_Coordinated_Network_Attacks_on_Microgrid_Dispatch_Function_An_EPIC_Case_Study
ePrints DOI: 10.57711/c49v-1k34
