Assessing Power Substation Network Security and Survivability: A Work in Progress Report

This paper reports our experiences with identifying cyber-based threats to the survivability of power substation control networks. Observations from the initial application of vulnerability and hardening assessment techniques have been presented. The paper also discusses the state of the power industry cyber security, which appears to lag behind the state-ofthe-practice in both network security and ultrareliable systems design.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: CSREASAM
• Authors: Carol Taylor, Paul W. Oman, Axel W. Krings
• Keywords: CSREASAM 2003, CSREASAM 2007, Power Industry Cyber, Power Substation Control, Ultrareliable Systems Design