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Cyber Vulnerabilities of Modern Power Systems

Authors : Asad Ali Khan, Omar A. Beg

Published in: Power Systems Cybersecurity

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Modern power systems heavily rely on Internet-of-Things (IoT) and emerging wide-area sensor networks that expose them to cyber vulnerabilities such as network failures and cyber-attacks. Some practical network failure examples include North America (2003) due to state estimator and alarm system failure, Austria (2013) due to network congestion caused by a software bug, and Switzerland (2005) due to information overload. Ukraine’s power system went down in December 2015 leaving thousands of homes and facilities out of power due to a cyber-attack caused by a malware, identified as BlackEnergy, in control center computers. Such failures and cyber-attacks will leave majority of customers without power supply and may cause significant damage to highly sensitive and mission critical equipment. In case of power electronics-intensive microgrids, the after-effects of the cyber-attacks are even more detrimental due to comparatively weaker and fragile distribution grid, highly dynamic source and load profiles, and meager generational inertia. Cyber vulnerabilities are divided into two main categories, i.e., cyber-attacks and network failures. An overview of such cyber vulnerabilities, practical limitations of modern power systems, relevant prevention measures, and a case study is presented in this chapter.

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Title: Cyber Vulnerabilities of Modern Power Systems
Authors: Asad Ali Khan
Omar A. Beg
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Power Systems Cybersecurity
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-20359-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-20360-2

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20360-2_2

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