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Title: Towards an Experimental Testbed Facility for Cyber-Physical Security Research

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Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are under great scrutiny due to large Smart Grid investments and recent high profile security vulnerabilities and attacks. Research into improved security technologies, communication models, and emergent behavior is necessary to protect these systems from sophisticated adversaries and new risks posed by the convergence of CPSs with IT equipment. However, cyber-physical security research is limited by the lack of access to universal cyber-physical testbed facilities that permit flexible, high-fidelity experiments. This paper presents a remotely-configurable and community-accessible testbed design that integrates elements from the virtual, simulated, and physical environments. Fusing data between the three environments enables the creation of realistic and scalable environments where new functionality and ideas can be exercised. This novel design will enable the research community to analyze and evaluate the security of current environments and design future, secure, cyber-physical technologies.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1038374
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-83062; TRN: US201208%%465
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proceedings of the 7th Annual Workshop onCyber Security and Information Intelligence Research (CSIIRW 2011), October 12-14, 2011, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Article No. 53
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English