A case study of a systematic attack design method for critical infrastructure cyber-physical systems

Abstract

As cyber-physical systems continue to become more prevalent in critical infrastructures, security of these systems becomes paramount. Unlike purely cyber systems, cyber-physical systems allow cyber attackers to induce physical consequences. The purpose of this paper is to design a general attack methodology for cyber-physical systems and illustrate it using a case study of the Sevier River System in Central Utah (United States). By understanding such attacks, future work can then focus on designing systems that are robust against them.