Command Authentication for Securing Smart Grid against Emerging Cyber Threats
Zoom link:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/94703269546?pwd=ajNQZlV1N3NhRDJ4YVJnVEdwYVRsZz09
Meeting ID: 947 0326 9546, Password: 056929
Abstract:
Smart grid is a modernized power grid system empowered by ICT (information and communication technology). While it has improved timeliness and efficiency of power grid operation, it at the same time has opened door for cyber and cyber-physical attackers, as demonstrated by recent real-world incidents, such as Stuxnet malware as well as Ukrainian power plant attacks. In this talk, we discuss cybersecurity threats against smart grid systems, and overview security solutions for securing our critical infrastructure, including IEC 62351 standards. We then move on to discussion of our command authentication technology that performs context-aware validation of control commands based on the up-to-date power grid situation to complement the existing security solutions as well as design considerations for its practical integration into the real-world operation.
Biodata:
Daisuke Mashima is a senior research scientist at Illinois at Singapore Pte Ltd, a University of Illinois' research centre in Singapore under NRF's CREATE program. His research focus is cyber security and privacy in smart grid and smart city systems, and he is leading multiple research projects funded by National Satellite Center of Excellence, NRF, and Energy Market Authority in Singapore. Previously, he was a member of the research staff at Fujitsu Laboratories of America in the US after obtaining the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.