Security, trust, and QoS in next-generation control and communication for large power systems
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Carl H. Hauser, David E. Bakken, Ioanna Dionysiou, K. Harald Gjermundrod, Venkata S. Irava, Joel Helkey, Anjan Bose | The present communication architecture supporting control of the electric power grid makes it difficult to use the wealth of data collected at high rates in substations, retarding their use in new applications for controlling the grid. A fl... | 3 - 16 |
Dynamic recovery of critical infrastructures: real-time temporal coordination
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Jose R. Marti, Jorge A. Hollman, Carlos Ventura, Juri Jatskevich | This paper takes a systems engineering approach to the problem of operations coordination among multiple infrastructures to minimise the impact of large disasters on human lives. Temporal coordination is essential to avoid bottlenecks in th... | 17 - 31 |
The security of power systems and the role of information and communication technologies: lessons from the recent blackouts
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Alberto Stefanini, Marcelo Masera | This paper analyses the impact of information and communication technologies upon the security of networked infrastructures, making specific reference to the situation of the electric power sector. It discusses the lessons learnt from the r... | 32 - 45 |
Modelling of cascading effects and efficient response to disaster spreading in complex networks
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | K. Peters, L. Buzna, D. Helbing | In order to assess cascading effects in directed networks, we present a model for the dynamics of failure spreading. The model combines network nodes as active, bistable elements and delayed interactions along directed links. Through simula... | 46 - 62 |
Modelling interdependent infrastructures using interacting dynamical models
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | V. Rosato, L. Issacharoff, F. Tiriticco, S. Meloni, S. De Porcellinis, R. Setola | We investigate the consequence of failures, occurring on the electrical grid, on a telecommunication network. We have focused on the Italian electrical transmission network and the backbone of the internet network for research (GARR). Elect... | 63 - 79 |
Security assessment in complex networks exposed to terrorist hazard: a simulation approach
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Enrico Zio, Claudio M. Rocco S. | This paper presents a methodological approach combining Cellular Automata (CA) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulation for computing the security characteristics of a system exposed to terrorist attacks, such as the injection of poison in the water... | 80 - 95 |
Agents controlling the electric power infrastructure
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | T. Rigole, K. Vanthournout, K. De Brabandere, G. Deconinck | The electric power grid is evolving from a centrally controlled grid with only a handful of regulated monopolies to an open, liberalised electricity market. In addition, more and more small-scale dispersed generators are deployed in distrib... | 96 - 109 |
Simulation of heterogeneous and interdependent critical infrastructures
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | S. De Porcellinis, R. Setola, S. Panzieri, G. Ulivi | In this paper, a simulation tool specifically designed for the analysis of heterogeneous and (inter)dependent infrastructures is proposed. The simulator, named Critical Infrastructure Simulation by Interdependent Agents (CISIA), adopts a mo... | 110 - 128 |
Effects of intentional threats to power substation control systems
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Giovanna Dondossola, Judit Szanto, Marcelo Masera, Igor Nai Fovino | Power station control and management systems represent key elements for guaranteeing the security of the power grid infrastructure. Intrinsically conceived to support the continuous provision of power in secure conditions, those systems tod... | 129 - 143 |
Quantitative Vulnerability Assessment of Critical Infrastructures: watching for hidden faults
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Adrian V. Gheorghe, Dan V. Vamanu | A method to diagnose the current vulnerability of a complex system featuring large numbers of components and indicators, as well as to dynamically monitor the time-evolvement of the vulnerability as the indicators change, is demonstrated. A... | 144 - 152 |
Understanding threats: a prerequisite to enhance survivability of computing systems
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | F. Pouget, M. Dacier, V.H. Pham | This paper shows the usefulness of using simple honeypots to obtain data for a better understanding of some internet attack processes. The acquired knowledge can then be used to drive sound security design decisions in order to improve the ... | 153 - 171 |
A systematic procedure for analysing network systems
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | E. Zio, G. Sansavini | A procedure for the analysis of the performance of a complex network system is proposed, based on recently introduced measures of topological interconnection and reliability efficiency. An example of application of the procedure is provided... | 172 - 184 |
The HoneyTank: a scalable approach to collect malicious internet traffic
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Nicolas Vanderavero, Xavier Brouckaert, Olivier Bonaventure, Baudouin Le Charlier | In this paper, we propose an efficient method for collecting large amounts of malicious internet traffic. The key advantage of our method is that it does not need to maintain any state to emulate TCP services running on a large number of em... | 185 - 205 |
Predicting target selection by terrorists: a network analysis of the 2005 London underground attacks
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2008.016088 | Ferenc Jordan | A vulnerability analysis of possible use in security studies is presented. The analysis of the London underground network suggests that the stations bombed on 7 July, 2005 may not have been chosen randomly. From the viewpoint of effectively... | 206 - 214 |
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