Using Discrete Event Simulation to Model Attacker Interactions with Cyber and Physical Security Systems
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
The number of connections between physical and cyber security systems is rapidly increasing due to centralized control from automated and remotely connected means. As the number of interfaces between systems continues to grow, the interactions and interdependencies between them cannot be ignored. Historically, physical and cyber vulnerability assessments have been performed independently. This independent evaluation omits important aspects of the integrated system, where the impacts resulting from malicious or opportunistic attacks are not easily known or understood. Here, we describe a discrete event simulation model that uses information about integrated physical and cyber security systems, attacker characteristics and simple response rules to identify key safeguards that limit an attacker's likelihood of success. Key features of the proposed model include comprehensive data generation to support a variety of sophisticated analyses, and full parameterization of safeguard performance characteristics and attacker behaviours to evaluate a range of scenarios. Lastly, we also describe the core data requirements and the network of networks that serves as the underlying simulation structure.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC0576RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1347710
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-24335; PII: S187705091503029X
- Journal Information:
- Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 61, Issue C; ISSN 1877-0509
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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