MITM Intrusion Analysis for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Communication in a Smart Grid Environment

Kulkarni, Shreyas; Rahul, R.; Shreyas, R.; Nagasundari, S; Honnavalli, Prasad B

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-66763-4_22

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“…The communication layer plays a crucial role in SEM as it connects the UC to the HAN. This layer is susceptible to multiple threats including wireless communication technology [37,38], transmission media [39], and wireless technology security [40,41]. These vulnerabilities lead to session hijacking [42], data loss, and bandwidth loss, resulting in data theft, data manipulation, and denial of service.…”

Section: Smart Energy Meter (Sem) Cyber Attack Surfacementioning

confidence: 99%

A Secure and Resilient Smart Energy Meter

Hseiki,

El-Hajj,

Ajra

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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The expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Grids (SG), and renewable energy sources has created a greater need for effective cybersecurity measures. These systems need to be protected from all threats in order to maintain continuity and functionality. Smart grids are made up of integrated modules that rely on essential data communication. Each module is exposed to different cybersecurity issues that, if compromised, will affect the entire system. This study addressed the security and data integrity issues in smart energy meters (SEMs), which are critical components in smart grid networks. After a comprehensive review of existing products and their features, a security-focused design for the SEM was proposed. The proposed solution provides a multi-level design to ensure the hardware, communication, and data security of the SEM. The solution mitigates Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, data integrity issues, data privacy and energy theft. The security of a smart meter depends on securing two-way data communication, data processing and data integrity. To achieve this goal, the authors leveraged LoRaWAN technology in smart grid communications and unidirectional data transmission to ensure network security and resilience.

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Section: Smart Energy Meter (Sem) Cyber Attack Surfacementioning

confidence: 99%

A Secure and Resilient Smart Energy Meter

Hseiki,

El-Hajj,

Ajra

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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“…However, attacks on the Modbus TCP/IP exploit the smart grid [89]. In this context, the authors of [90] analyzed the security extortions of MiTM attack on the AMI and concentrate on the vulnerabilities in Modbus TCP/IP protocol, which is implemented through AMI for communication purposes. Consequently, various detection methods are developed against MiTM attack detection such as machine learning, physical unclonable functions (PUF) authentication, and intrusion detection system (IDS), which are presented in Table 5.…”

Section: Man-in-the-middle (Mitm) Attackmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyber Threats to Smart Grids: Review, Taxonomy, Potential Solutions, and Future Directions

et al. 2022

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Smart Grids (SGs) are governed by advanced computing, control technologies, and networking infrastructure. However, compromised cybersecurity of the smart grid not only affects the security of existing energy systems but also directly impacts national security. The increasing number of cyberattacks against the smart grid urgently necessitates more robust security protection technologies to maintain the security of the grid system and its operations. The purpose of this review paper is to provide a thorough understanding of the incumbent cyberattacks’ influence on the entire smart grid ecosystem. In this paper, we review the various threats in the smart grid, which have two core domains: the intrinsic vulnerability of the system and the external cyberattacks. Similarly, we analyze the vulnerabilities of all components of the smart grid (hardware, software, and data communication), data management, services and applications, running environment, and evolving and complex smart grids. A structured smart grid architecture and global smart grid cyberattacks with their impact from 2010 to July 2022 are presented. Then, we investigated the the thematic taxonomy of cyberattacks on smart grids to highlight the attack strategies, consequences, and related studies analyzed. In addition, potential cybersecurity solutions to smart grids are explained in the context of the implementation of blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. Finally, technical future directions based on the analysis are provided against cyberattacks on SGs.

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“…Confidentiality, integrity and availability are impacted by masquerading attacks, together with authentication and access control, especially in the ethernet protocol [144]. Finally, man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks represent an important security breach for the AMI [145], since the attacker intercepts, without corrupting them, messages exchanged by the data concentrator and the AMI, with the result that such attacks are almost undetectable. Similarly, the DNP3 SCADA protocol is also vulnerable to MITM threats [146].…”

Section: Mac Layer Attacksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intelligent Buildings in Smart Grids: A Survey on Security and Privacy Issues Related to Energy Management

et al. 2021

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During the last decade, the smart grid (SG) concept has started to become a reality, mainly thanks to the technical progress achieved in telecommunications, informatics and power electronics, among other domains, leading to an evolution of the traditional electrical grid into an intelligent one. Nowadays, the SG can be seen as a system of smart systems that include cyber and physical parts from different technologies that interact with each other. In this context, intelligent buildings (IBs) constitute a paradigm in which such smart systems are able to guarantee the comfort of residents while ensuring an appropriate tradeoff of energy production and consumption by means of an energy management system (EMS). These interconnected EMSs remain the objective of potential cyber-attacks, which is a major concern. Therefore, this paper conducts a survey, from a multidisciplinary point of view, of some of the main security and privacy issues related to IBs as part of the SG, including an overview of EMS, smart meters, and the main communication networks employed to connect IBs to the overall SG. Future research directions towards a security enhancement from both technical and human perspectives are also provided.

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MITM Intrusion Analysis for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Communication in a Smart Grid Environment

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

A Secure and Resilient Smart Energy Meter

A Secure and Resilient Smart Energy Meter

Cyber Threats to Smart Grids: Review, Taxonomy, Potential Solutions, and Future Directions

Intelligent Buildings in Smart Grids: A Survey on Security and Privacy Issues Related to Energy Management

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