Wastewater Treatment Plant Security Analysis
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Ibrahim, Mariam; Al-Wadi, Abdallah
- Source
- 2022 14th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), 2022 14th International Conference on. :1-6 Jun, 2022
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Training
Visualization
Cyber-physical systems
Water conservation
Recycling
Security
Wastewater
wastewater treatment
security analysis
attack graph
- Language
Automation in general means less intervention from humans, which results in reliance and being dependent on automated processes and programmed instruments that continuously stay running and conduct various operations. This results in repetitive behavior which can be exploited as it is predictable. These cyber-physical systems are prone to cyber-attacks which can be challenging to tackle down and figure out their patterns due to the integration of Internet of Things into such automated operations. Wastewater treatment plants (WTPs) can be difficult to manage, the treatment process is crucial as water that is drinkable or reusable by recycling is scarce and hard to attain. Meanwhile, simultaneously making it more prone and susceptible to cyber-attacks caused by exploiting vulnerabilities. Securing such cyber-physical systems requires an understanding of vulnerabilities in the system and how they may be exploited. In this paper, an attack graph analysis and simulation of the treatment process and its vulnerabilities are investigated to prevent such incidents from occurring and minimizing the damage.