Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical framework
The rapid deployment of advanced nanogrids which has enabled utility customers to become energy suppliers, the so-called prosumers with power generation capabilities based on distributed energy resources, has raised issues concerning cybersecurity. The use of the internet of things (IoT) as an enabl...
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Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical frameworkHueros Barrios, Pablo José|||0000-0003-1861-7642Rodríguez Sánchez, Francisco Javier|||0000-0001-8508-1898Martín Sánchez, Pedro|||0000-0003-3204-4510Jiménez, CarlosFernández Lorenzo, Ignacio|||0000-0001-6109-3253NanogridMicrogridRisk assessment frameworkCybersecurityProsumersCyberattacksCyber-physical systemsInformáticaComputer scienceThe rapid deployment of advanced nanogrids which has enabled utility customers to become energy suppliers, the so-called prosumers with power generation capabilities based on distributed energy resources, has raised issues concerning cybersecurity. The use of the internet of things (IoT) as an enabling technology, along with the bidirectional power flow which demands a bidirectional flow of information between the prosumers and the utility, have paved the way to smarter and more efficient nanogrids, hence the name "advanced nanogrid". Despite the many advantages of this approach, it makes nanogrids subject to cyber-attacks, providing cybercrimi-nals with the possibility of exploiting nanogrid vulnerabilities as never before. This clearly has an economic and physical impact on the nanogrid operation. In this context, this paper aims to develop a framework to identify assets, assess threats, quantify risks and implement protection mechanisms in future nanogrid developments. The effectiveness of the framework is demon-strated through a cybersecurity analysis of an experimental testbed of an advanced nanogrid based on a photovoltaic (PV) system and controllable loads. The nanogrid includes a blockchain-based energy purchase/sale system, as well as a weather station that sends climatic measurements through a particular communication protocol. This data is used to provide forecasts for making generation/consumption offers. Finally, a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out in which a systematic assessment of the protection mechanisms is proposed, so that a trade-off between the costs of implementing security mechanisms and the losses resulting from unwanted intrusions, can be achieved.Elsevier20222022-09-23journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/66788https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2022.100620reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/667882026-06-18T11:13:07Z |
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Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical framework |
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Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical framework |
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Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical framework Hueros Barrios, Pablo José|||0000-0003-1861-7642 Nanogrid Microgrid Risk assessment framework Cybersecurity Prosumers Cyberattacks Cyber-physical systems Informática Computer science |
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Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical framework |
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Addressing the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced nanogrids: a practical framework |
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Hueros Barrios, Pablo José|||0000-0003-1861-7642 Rodríguez Sánchez, Francisco Javier|||0000-0001-8508-1898 Martín Sánchez, Pedro|||0000-0003-3204-4510 Jiménez, Carlos Fernández Lorenzo, Ignacio|||0000-0001-6109-3253 |
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Hueros Barrios, Pablo José|||0000-0003-1861-7642 |
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Hueros Barrios, Pablo José|||0000-0003-1861-7642 Rodríguez Sánchez, Francisco Javier|||0000-0001-8508-1898 Martín Sánchez, Pedro|||0000-0003-3204-4510 Jiménez, Carlos Fernández Lorenzo, Ignacio|||0000-0001-6109-3253 |
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Rodríguez Sánchez, Francisco Javier|||0000-0001-8508-1898 Martín Sánchez, Pedro|||0000-0003-3204-4510 Jiménez, Carlos Fernández Lorenzo, Ignacio|||0000-0001-6109-3253 |
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Nanogrid Microgrid Risk assessment framework Cybersecurity Prosumers Cyberattacks Cyber-physical systems Informática Computer science |
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Nanogrid Microgrid Risk assessment framework Cybersecurity Prosumers Cyberattacks Cyber-physical systems Informática Computer science |
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The rapid deployment of advanced nanogrids which has enabled utility customers to become energy suppliers, the so-called prosumers with power generation capabilities based on distributed energy resources, has raised issues concerning cybersecurity. The use of the internet of things (IoT) as an enabling technology, along with the bidirectional power flow which demands a bidirectional flow of information between the prosumers and the utility, have paved the way to smarter and more efficient nanogrids, hence the name "advanced nanogrid". Despite the many advantages of this approach, it makes nanogrids subject to cyber-attacks, providing cybercrimi-nals with the possibility of exploiting nanogrid vulnerabilities as never before. This clearly has an economic and physical impact on the nanogrid operation. In this context, this paper aims to develop a framework to identify assets, assess threats, quantify risks and implement protection mechanisms in future nanogrid developments. The effectiveness of the framework is demon-strated through a cybersecurity analysis of an experimental testbed of an advanced nanogrid based on a photovoltaic (PV) system and controllable loads. The nanogrid includes a blockchain-based energy purchase/sale system, as well as a weather station that sends climatic measurements through a particular communication protocol. This data is used to provide forecasts for making generation/consumption offers. Finally, a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out in which a systematic assessment of the protection mechanisms is proposed, so that a trade-off between the costs of implementing security mechanisms and the losses resulting from unwanted intrusions, can be achieved. |
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