Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are becoming increasingly complex and interconnected as they attempt to meet the demands of evolving society. As a result, monitoring and maintaining them becomes a more complex and demanding task for control system operators and cyber defenders. While the literature on visualization techniques in the context of cybersecurity is extensive, the same cannot be said for studies on visualization for the security of cyber-physical systems. This paper aims to fill that gap by: 1) defining the main features of a visualizations workflow for security visualizations in cyber-physical systems. The workflow includes the acquisition of cyber and physical data, processing of data, selection, and configuration of both visualization tools and end-user interactions. 2) Providing an overview of cyber-physical security visualization systems, with a focus on smart grids as a case study. Finally, we use the perspectives gained from this analysis to provide insights and directions for future research and design of cyber-physical visualization techniques.
Cobilean, Victor, et al. "A Review of Visualization Methods for Cyber-Physical Security: Smart Grid Case Study." IEEE Access, vol. 11, Jun. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3286304
@article{osti_1985176,
author = {Cobilean, Victor and Mavikumbure, Harindra S. and Mcbride, Brady J. and Vaagensmith, Bjorn and Singh, Vivek Kumar and Li, Ruixuan and Rieger, Craig and Manic, Milos},
title = {A Review of Visualization Methods for Cyber-Physical Security: Smart Grid Case Study},
annote = {Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are becoming increasingly complex and interconnected as they attempt to meet the demands of evolving society. As a result, monitoring and maintaining them becomes a more complex and demanding task for control system operators and cyber defenders. While the literature on visualization techniques in the context of cybersecurity is extensive, the same cannot be said for studies on visualization for the security of cyber-physical systems. This paper aims to fill that gap by: 1) defining the main features of a visualizations workflow for security visualizations in cyber-physical systems. The workflow includes the acquisition of cyber and physical data, processing of data, selection, and configuration of both visualization tools and end-user interactions. 2) Providing an overview of cyber-physical security visualization systems, with a focus on smart grids as a case study. Finally, we use the perspectives gained from this analysis to provide insights and directions for future research and design of cyber-physical visualization techniques.},
doi = {10.1109/access.2023.3286304},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1985176},
journal = {IEEE Access},
issn = {ISSN 2169-3536},
volume = {11},
place = {United States},
publisher = {IEEE},
year = {2023},
month = {06}}
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