PDDL: Proactive distributed detection and localization against stealthy deception attacks in DC microgrids

M Liu, C Zhao, J **a, R Deng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of the information and communication technology in DC
microgrids (DCmGs), the threat of deception attacks has been widely recognized. However …

Defending cyber–physical systems through reverse-engineering-based memory sanity check

Y Geng, Y Chen, R Ma, Q Wei, J Pan… - IEEE Internet of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cyber–physical systems (CPSs) are ubiquitous in critical infrastructures, where
programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and physical components intertwine. However …

Detecting PLC intrusions using control invariants

Z Yang, L He, H Yu, C Zhao, P Cheng… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs), ie, the core of control systems, are well-known to be
vulnerable to a variety of cyber attacks. To mitigate this issue, we design PLC-Sleuth, a …

{SAIN}: Improving {ICS} Attack Detection Sensitivity via {State-Aware} Invariants

SG Abbas, MO Ozmen, A Alsaheel, A Khan… - 33rd USENIX Security …, 2024 - usenix.org
Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) rely on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to operate
within a set of states. The states are composed of variables that determine how sensor data …

Detection-performance tradeoff for watermarking in industrial control systems

H Zhu, M Liu, C Fang, R Deng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The watermarking method, which adds unique watermarks to data, has been widely used for
integrity attack detection in industrial control systems (ICSs). Existing literature generally …

Scaphy: Detecting modern ics attacks by correlating behaviors in scada and physical

M Ike, K Phan, K Sadoski, R Valme… - 2023 IEEE Symposium …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern Industrial Control Systems (ICS) attacks evade existing tools by using knowledge of
ICS processes to blend their activities with benign Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition …

SePanner: Analyzing Semantics of Controller Variables in Industrial Control Systems based on Network Traffic

J Meng, Z Yang, Z Zhang, Y Geng, R Deng… - Proceedings of the 39th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the essential components of critical infrastructure,
play a crucial role in various industrial manufacturing processes. Recent attack events show …

Fingerprinting movements of industrial robots for replay attack detection

H Pu, L He, C Zhao, DKY Yau… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industrial robots are prototypical cyber-physical systems widely deployed in (smart)
manufacturing, which operate according to the operation code uploaded by the human …

Unveiling Physical Semantics of PLC Variables Using Control Invariants

Z Yang, L He, Y Ruan, P Cheng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The security risk of semantic attacks to Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) is increasing.
Semantic attacks manipulate targeted system modules by identifying the physical semantics …

[PDF][PDF] Sok: Security of programmable logic controllers

EL Morales, U Planta, C Rubio-Medrano, A Abbasi… - USENIX …, 2024 - efrenlopez.org
Billions of people rely on essential utility and manufacturing infrastructures such as water
treatment plants, energy management, and food production. Our dependence on reliable …