Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective
This paper presents a review of technical works in the field of cyber-physical attacks on the smart grid. The paper starts by discussing two reference mathematical frameworks proposed in the literature to model a smart grid under attack. Then, a review of cyber-physical attacks on the smart grid is...
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| description | This paper presents a review of technical works in the field of cyber-physical attacks on the smart grid. The paper starts by discussing two reference mathematical frameworks proposed in the literature to model a smart grid under attack. Then, a review of cyber-physical attacks on the smart grid is presented, starting from works on false data injection attacks against state estimation. The aim is to present a systematic and quantitative discussion of the basic working principles of the attacks, also in terms of the inner smart grid vulnerabilities and dynamical properties exploited by the attack. The main contribution of the paper is the attempt to provide a unifying view, highlighting the fundamental aspects and the common working principles shared by the attack models, even when targeting different subsystems of the smart grid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1d0d33d1fac416ea220f41b451a0b162023-11-21T19:26:31ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922021-05-011010115310.3390/electronics10101153Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic PerspectiveFrancesco Liberati0Emanuele Garone1Alessandro Di Giorgio2Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering “Antonio Ruberti” (DIAG), University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Via Ariosto 25, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Control and System Analysis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering “Antonio Ruberti” (DIAG), University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Via Ariosto 25, 00185 Rome, ItalyThis paper presents a review of technical works in the field of cyber-physical attacks on the smart grid. The paper starts by discussing two reference mathematical frameworks proposed in the literature to model a smart grid under attack. Then, a review of cyber-physical attacks on the smart grid is presented, starting from works on false data injection attacks against state estimation. The aim is to present a systematic and quantitative discussion of the basic working principles of the attacks, also in terms of the inner smart grid vulnerabilities and dynamical properties exploited by the attack. The main contribution of the paper is the attempt to provide a unifying view, highlighting the fundamental aspects and the common working principles shared by the attack models, even when targeting different subsystems of the smart grid.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1153cyber-physical systemsgrid state estimationfalse data injection attacksswitching attacksload altering attackscoordinated cyber-physical attacks |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Liberati Emanuele Garone Alessandro Di Giorgio Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective Electronics cyber-physical systems grid state estimation false data injection attacks switching attacks load altering attacks coordinated cyber-physical attacks |
| title | Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective |
| title_full | Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective |
| title_short | Review of Cyber-Physical Attacks in Smart Grids: A System-Theoretic Perspective |
| title_sort | review of cyber physical attacks in smart grids a system theoretic perspective |
| topic | cyber-physical systems grid state estimation false data injection attacks switching attacks load altering attacks coordinated cyber-physical attacks |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1153 |
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