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TitleIdentification and ranking of critical assets within an electrical grid under threat of cyber attack
NameBoyer, Blake R. (author), Bottega, William J. (chair), Muller, Michael R. (internal member), Cook-Chennault, Kimberly (internal member), Guo, Zhixiong (James) (internal member), Rutgers University, Graduate School - New Brunswick,
Degree Date2011-05
Date Created2011
SubjectMechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Cyberterrorism,
Interconnected electric utility systems--Security measures,
Electric power distribution--Security measures
DescriptionThis paper examines the ranking of critical assets within an electrical grid under threat of cyber attack.1 Critical to this analysis is the assumption of zero hour exploits namely, the threat of an immediate attack as soon as a vulnerability is discovered. Modeling shows that over time load fluctuations as well as other system variations will change the importance of each asset in the delivery of bulk power. As opposed to classic stability studies where risk can be shown to be greatest during high load periods, the zero hour exploit-cyber-risk assumes that vulnerabilities will be attacked as soon as they are discovered. The probability of attacks is made uniform over time to include any and all possible attacks. Examining the impact of an attack and how the grid reacts immediately following an attack will identify and determine the criticality of each asset. This work endeavors to fulfill the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Requirements CIP-001-1 through CIP-009-2, cyber security requirements for the reliable supply of bulk power to customers throughout North America.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Blake R. Boyer
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttp://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10001600001.ETD.000061142
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.