Applications of attack mitigation mechanisms in
energy
networks,
attack
detection
and
preventive methods for security in the smart
grid
Dimitrios
Simeonidis
1*
1
University of Economics
–
Varna, Department of Informatics, Varna, Bulgaria
Abstract
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The Smart Grid promotes energy and environmental
sustainability through the integration of vast distributed energy resources.
The implementation of such a green system has huge economic and social
benefits.
The new generation of sensors, the smart one’s meters and
electronic devices are integral elements of the smart network. However, the
upcoming development of smart devices in
different levels and their
integration into communication networks may cause cyber threats. Failure
to address these problems will create difficulties in modernizing the
existing electrical system. Another key concern is the protection of privacy
associated with collecting and using energy consumption data.
Keywords
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Smart Grid, cybersecurity,
attacks threats, attack mitigation,
encryption, data security
1 Introduction
Owing to the Cyber-Physical System nature of Smart Grid (SG) and the large impact energy
systems, the primary objective of safety for Operation SG's is availability. Denial-of-Service
(DoS) attacks, which have a direct impact on availability of
communication and control
systems [1], are characterized as the main network security threats in SG. Detection and
defense against DoS attacks are determined mainly by network
security measures such as
traffic, monitoring and filtering the network. Therefore, an effective
network approaches
against attacks DoS are provided.
It is the interaction of information networks and electricity in energy systems that makes
it necessary for the SG be able to detect and neutralize DoS attacks which may be executed
anywhere on the network's communications [2].
