Collaborative Intrusion Detection in Smart Energy Grids

Abstract

The ongoing convergence of Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) with the Internet introducesmany challenges from security perspective. Particularly, the smart energy grid as large ICS and critical infrastructure, requires especial protection as the consequences of its failure can be severe. However, even a careful system design cannot prevent all attacks in advance. For this reason, the smart grid requires an additional line of defence that can be provided by a Collaborative Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) to detect unknown and ongoing attacks. In this paper, we describe the requirements to a CIDS for deployment in the smart grid. Furthermore, we discuss the design choices for such a system and summarize the arising challenges in the deployment of CIDSs in smart grids as well as present initial ideas to address them.

Contributors

Emmanouil Vasilomanolakis

Mathias Fischer

Max Mühlhäuser

Peter Ebinger

Panayotis Kikiras

Sebastian Schmerl

Conference

Publication date: September 2013

Publication date (Print): September 2013

Pages: 97-100

Affiliations

Telecooperation Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED)

AGT Group (R&D) GmbH

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/ICSCSR2013.11

Copyright statement: © Emmanouil Vasilomanolakis et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. 1st International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security Research 2013 (ICS-CSR 2013), Leicester, UK

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Conference name: 1st International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security Research 2013 (ICS-CSR 2013)

Conference acronym: ICSCSR

Conference number: 1

Conference location: Leicester, UK

Conference date: 16-17 September 2013

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: ICS & SCADA Cyber Security Research 2013

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing