Improving the integrity of Smart Grids automation and communication systems - An architecture to combat cyberattacks
Abstract
This work proposes an automation architecture adapted from Smart Grid against cyberattacks, entitled STRAYER (SmarT aRchitecture Against cYbERattacks). The objective of STRAYER is to reduce the vulnerability of automation equipment in Smart Grids. STRAYER addresses parameters from i) cyber security for monitoring and access shielding, ii) interoperability to maintain communication between equipment/devices, and iii) risk management to maintain reliability and prevent cyberattacks in real-time. A prototype was built to validate the architecture. The results show increased security efficiency compared to traditional architecture, reducing equipment infection and excessive downtime in a Smart Grid. In addition, STRAYER helps prevent the network from collapsing, having only reversible losses, unlike traditional architecture.
Keywords:
STRAYER, Cybersecurity, Smart Grid, Electronic government
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Published
2023-08-06
How to Cite
PAULA, Alexandro de O.; MENEGUETTE, Rodolfo I.; GONÇALVES, Vinícius P.; ANDRADE, Alexsandra O.; PEIXOTO, Maycon L. M.; ROCHA FILHO, Geraldo P..
Improving the integrity of Smart Grids automation and communication systems - An architecture to combat cyberattacks. In: LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ON DIGITAL GOVERNMENT (LASDIGOV), 11. , 2023, João Pessoa/PB.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2023
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p. 1-12.
ISSN 2763-8723.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wcge.2023.229056.
