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A modeling framework for critical infrastructure and its application in detecting cyber-attacks on a water distribution system

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  • Mishra, Vishrut Kumar
  • Palleti, Venkata Reddy
  • Mathur, Aditya

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Critical infrastructure (CI), such as systems for water treatment, water distribution, power generation and distribution, is vital for the well being of a society. Such systems are typically large, complex, and interconnected. A cyber-attack on one such system could affect the other. In this work, a generic agent-based framework is proposed to aid in modeling a CI. Combined with a proposed methodology, the framework can be used to model a CI, and those connected to it, as an aid to understanding their collective behavior when subjected to cyber attacks. In a case study, the proposed framework was used to create a model of an operational water distribution system and validated experimentally using a set of cyber attacks launched against an implementation of the model.

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  • Mishra, Vishrut Kumar & Palleti, Venkata Reddy & Mathur, Aditya, 2019. "A modeling framework for critical infrastructure and its application in detecting cyber-attacks on a water distribution system," International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier, vol. 26(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ijocip:v:26:y:2019:i:c:s1874548218301616
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2019.05.001
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