A SCADA System Testbed for Cybersecurity and Forensic Research and Pedagogy

Ahmed, Irfan; Roussev, Vassil; Johnson, William E.; Senthivel, Saranyan; Sudhakaran, Sneha

doi:10.1145/3018981.3018984

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“…In [9], the researchers introduce a SCADA testbed built for cybersecurity and forensics research. The testbed simulates a gas pipeline, a power distribution system, and a water treatment process.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Table 2 provides a summary of the testbeds described in the related work and the testbeds implemented in this research. The physical testbeds provided by the authors [6][7][8][9] which are related to the physical testbed implemented in our research, operate with the protocol Modbus TCP which is known for having a considerable number of vulnerabilities [36,37]. Thus, the impact of cyber-attacks to critical infrastructures that operate with Modbus protocol has been extensively explored.…”

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Implementation and Evaluation of Physical, Hybrid, and Virtual Testbeds for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems

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Industrial Control Systems are an essential part of our daily lives and can be found in industries such as oil, utilities, and manufacturing. Rapid growth in technology has introduced industrial components with network capabilities that allow them to communicate with traditional computer networks, thus increasing their exposure to cyber-attacks. Current research on Industrial Control Systems suffer from lack of technical information as these systems are part of critical infrastructures. To overcome this, researchers have employed different types of testbeds to develop their mechanisms of cyber-attack detection and prevention. This manuscript describes, implements, and evaluates physical, hybrid, and virtual application of a clean water supply system developed for cybersecurity research. The results show that physical testbeds allow an understanding of the behaviour and dynamics of control components like sensors and actuators, which might be affected by external influences such as noise, vibration, temperature, and non-ideal device behaviour. Although, hybrid testbeds reduce the cost of implementation, they ignore the physical dynamics of the system as explained above. Virtual testbeds are the cheapest option in comparison with physical and hybrid testbeds; however, they provide a limited view of the control system operation that could have negative consequences when developing a detection/prevention system.

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“…Modularity describes a design capability that allows easy adaption to changing requirements, including complexities and flexibility in industrial operations [60], [63], [64]. It involves developing ICS testbed structures that can accommodate continuous improvements.…”

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Design Considerations for Building Credible Security Testbeds: Perspectives from Industrial Control System Use Cases

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Journal of Cyber Security Technology

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“…The second challenge is that while devices are able to communicate with each other, no available mechanisms exist that will properly discover and share relevant and useful information in measure. For instance, in a case where multiple homes have heating systems, it is likely that neither the home owner nor the heating system knows it are able to save energy by opting for a more appropriate configuration for the parameters of the system [32]. However, if the entire heating systems were capable of sharing their configuration details with other SIoT objects in the social networks, then an individual object would be able to learn the configuration that would lead to a better and energy-efficient operation.…”

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Testbeds And Simulation Tools for SIoT Strategies To Shorten Time-To-Market For SIoT Solutions.

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2019

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The integration of social networking and Internet of Things (IoT) concepts has attracted a growing interest of researchers and has promised to support new and powerful applications. However, the time it takes from development to the market for SIoT solutions is longer, especially if proper simulations are made to troubleshoot challenges in a timely manner. We propose the use of a multi-thread simulation tool that combines the existing testbeds, such as Network Simulator (Version 2), Devices Profile for Web Services, Objective Modular Network Testbed in Cplus plus, OPTNET, Parallel and Distributed Simulation (PADS), and J-Simtorun simulations in multiple threads to improve performance and save on time when simulating complex SIoT devices that are able to communicate with humans as well as interact with other devices. Through this approach, developers will shorten time-to-market for SIoT solutions and thus afford these solutions to users and improve the quality of life.

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A SCADA System Testbed for Cybersecurity and Forensic Research and Pedagogy

Cited by 43 publications

References 10 publications

Implementation and Evaluation of Physical, Hybrid, and Virtual Testbeds for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems

Implementation and Evaluation of Physical, Hybrid, and Virtual Testbeds for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems

Design Considerations for Building Credible Security Testbeds: Perspectives from Industrial Control System Use Cases

Testbeds And Simulation Tools for SIoT Strategies To Shorten Time-To-Market For SIoT Solutions.

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