What can be learned from documented Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) attacks?

Sabath, Frank

doi:10.1109/ursigass.2011.6050718

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“…(6) Some real-world examples of historical occurrences of IEMI attacks are given by Sabath. (7) Since the late 1990s, the awareness of the potential threat of IEMI attacks on critical infrastructures has increased. (8) Therefore, the interest in risk analysis of IEMI on important infrastructure has risen.…”

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“…There are too few data on IEMI occurrences to accurately estimate probabilities of these events. (7) Moreover, historical data on deliberate attacks may have limited predictive value for forecasting future attacks. (12) Antagonistic attacks differ from random, nondeliberate hazards such as natural catastrophes in that they are conducted by an intelligent adversary with an objective that tries to choose points of attack such that the objective is accomplished in the most efficient manner.…”

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A Systems‐Based Risk Assessment Framework for Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) on Critical Infrastructures

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Modern infrastructures are becoming increasingly dependent on electronic systems, leaving them more vulnerable to electrical surges or electromagnetic interference. Electromagnetic disturbances appear in nature, e.g., lightning and solar wind; however, they may also be generated by man-made technology to maliciously damage or disturb electronic equipment. This article presents a systematic risk assessment framework for identifying possible, consequential, and plausible intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI) attacks on an arbitrary distribution network infrastructure. In the absence of available data on IEMI occurrences, we find that a systems-based risk assessment is more useful than a probabilistic approach. We therefore modify the often applied definition of risk, i.e., a set of triplets containing scenario, probability, and consequence, to a set of quadruplets: scenario, resource requirements, plausibility, and consequence. Probability is "replaced" by resource requirements and plausibility, where the former is the minimum amount and type of equipment necessary to successfully carry out an attack scenario and the latter is a subjective assessment of the extent of the existence of attackers who possess the motivation, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the scenario. We apply the concept of intrusion areas and classify electromagnetic source technology according to key attributes. Worst-case scenarios are identified for different quantities of attacker resources. The most plausible and consequential of these are deemed the most important scenarios and should provide useful decision support in a countermeasures effort. Finally, an example of the proposed risk assessment framework, based on notional data, is provided on a hypothetical water distribution network.

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A Systems‐Based Risk Assessment Framework for Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) on Critical Infrastructures

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“…Even though it is of special importance that the automation and control of these infrastructures is robust against electromagnetic attacks they are strikingly often based on commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) equipment fulfilling no more than basic civil EMC specifications. Hence the need for protection against IEMI has grown radically [1], [2], [3].…”

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Measurement of radio signal propagation through window panes and energy saving windows

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Bäckström

Vallhagen³

2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

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Abstract-Glass windows have undergone an energy saving evolution over the past three, four decades, from single panes till today's ultralow-emission windows. While the earliest energy saving windows were constructed as a sandwich of clear glass panes using the vacuum-flask principle, modern low-emission windows includes panes with coatings of metal and/or metal oxides. This coating has caused radio propagation problems for communication systems; something that may be utilized to protect a building from intentional electromagnetic interference

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“…In recent years, the threat of reducing the functionality of such infrastructures using electromagnetic fields to jam, damage, or shut down the electric and electronic systems instrumental to their good performance has become more and more effective [1], [2].…”

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The european project STRUCTURES: Challenges and results

Beek

Dawson

et al. 2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

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Abstract-The project STRUCTURES, funded by the European Union, started in July 2012 to study problems related to the emerging threats of electromagnetic attacks to critical infrastructures. Partners of the team have worked to list possible threats, identify the main characteristics of the critical infrastructures our way of living depends on, test current protection strategies with different simulation and measurement techniques, and condensate the results in guidelines accessible to an audience wider than the one of people working in the field. Here, we summarize the challenges, the solutions, and the results of almost three years of work.

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What can be learned from documented Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) attacks?

Cited by 36 publications

References 2 publications

A Systems‐Based Risk Assessment Framework for Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) on Critical Infrastructures

A Systems‐Based Risk Assessment Framework for Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) on Critical Infrastructures

Measurement of radio signal propagation through window panes and energy saving windows

The european project STRUCTURES: Challenges and results

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