Simulation of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems with EPANET

Riccardo Taormina; Stefano Galelli; Nils Ole Tippenhauer; Elad Salomons; Avi Ostfeld

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-617-0-123

Simulation of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems with EPANET

Riccardo Taormina, Stefano Galelli, Nils Ole Tippenhauer, Elad Salomons, Avi Ostfeld

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Abstract

In this work, we discuss the use of EPANET to simulate the effects of malicious cyber-physical attacks on water distribution systems. EPANET-a standard numerical modeling environment developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency-models hydraulic and water-quality behavior of pressurized pipe networks. EPANET promises to be well suited to show the effects of direct attacks on hydraulic actuators, such as pumps, or the effects of attacks on sensors. Using the C-Town benchmark network, we show that EPANET has some limitations when modeling these attacks, and we report the workarounds needed to overcome these limitations. In particular, we describe attacks that change the control strategies of pumps, and attacks that alter the tank water level reported by sensors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PROCEEDINGS OF THE SINGAPORE CYBER-SECURITY CONFERENCE (SG-CRC) 2016: CYBER-SECURITY BY DESIGN
Subtitle of host publication	Cyber-Security by Design
Editors	Abhik Roychoudhury, Aditya Mathur
Pages	123-130
Number of pages	8
Volume	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614996163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-617-0-123
State	Published - 2016
Event	1st Singapore-Cybersecurity R and D Conference, SG-CRC 2016 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 14 Jan 2016 → 15 Jan 2016

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Name	Cryptology and Information Security Series

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Conference	1st Singapore-Cybersecurity R and D Conference, SG-CRC 2016
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	14/01/16 → 15/01/16

Keywords

Water Distribution Systems
Cyber-Physical System Security
EPANET

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Taormina, R., Galelli, S., Tippenhauer, N. O., Salomons, E., & Ostfeld, A. (2016). Simulation of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems with EPANET. In A. Roychoudhury, & A. Mathur (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE SINGAPORE CYBER-SECURITY CONFERENCE (SG-CRC) 2016: CYBER-SECURITY BY DESIGN: Cyber-Security by Design (Vol. 14, pp. 123-130). (Cryptology and Information Security Series). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-617-0-123

Taormina, Riccardo ; Galelli, Stefano ; Tippenhauer, Nils Ole et al. / Simulation of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems with EPANET. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SINGAPORE CYBER-SECURITY CONFERENCE (SG-CRC) 2016: CYBER-SECURITY BY DESIGN: Cyber-Security by Design. editor / Abhik Roychoudhury ; Aditya Mathur. Vol. 14 2016. pp. 123-130 (Cryptology and Information Security Series).

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Taormina, R, Galelli, S, Tippenhauer, NO, Salomons, E & Ostfeld, A 2016, Simulation of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems with EPANET. in A Roychoudhury & A Mathur (eds), PROCEEDINGS OF THE SINGAPORE CYBER-SECURITY CONFERENCE (SG-CRC) 2016: CYBER-SECURITY BY DESIGN: Cyber-Security by Design. vol. 14, Cryptology and Information Security Series, pp. 123-130, 1st Singapore-Cybersecurity R and D Conference, SG-CRC 2016, Singapore, Singapore, 14/01/16. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-617-0-123

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Taormina R, Galelli S, Tippenhauer NO, Salomons E, Ostfeld A. Simulation of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems with EPANET. In Roychoudhury A, Mathur A, editors, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SINGAPORE CYBER-SECURITY CONFERENCE (SG-CRC) 2016: CYBER-SECURITY BY DESIGN: Cyber-Security by Design. Vol. 14. 2016. p. 123-130. (Cryptology and Information Security Series). doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-617-0-123

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