Springer Security of Cyber-Physical Systems: Vulnerability and Impact

This book presents a comprehensive overview of security issues in Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs), by analyzing the issues and vulnerabilities in CPSs and examining state of the art security measures. Furthermore, this book proposes various defense strategies including intelligent attack and anomaly detection algorithms. Today’s technology is continually evolving towards interconnectivity among devices. This interconnectivity phenomenon is often referred to as Internet of Things (IoT). IoT technology is used to enhance the performance of systems in many applications. This integration of physical and cyber components within a system is associated with many benefits; these systems are often referred to as Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs). The CPSs and IoT technologies are used in many industries critical to our daily lives. CPSs have the potential to reduce costs, enhance mobility and independence of patients, and reach the body using minimally invasive techniques. Although this interconnectivity of devices can pave the road for immense advancement in technology and automation, the integration of network components into any system increases its vulnerability to cyber threats. Using internet networks to connect devices together creates access points for adversaries. Considering the critical applications of some of these devices, adversaries have the potential of exploiting sensitive data and interrupting the functionality of critical infrastructure. Practitioners working in system security, cyber security & security and privacy will find this book valuable as a reference. Researchers and scientists concentrating on computer systems, large-scale complex systems, and artificial intelligence will also find this book useful as a reference.    From the Back Cover This book stems from the CyberBRICS project, which is the first initiative to develop a comparative analysis of the digital policies developed by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. BRICS have been chosen as a focus not only because their digital policies are affecting more than 40% of the global population – i.e. roughly 3.2 billion individuals living in such countries – but also all the individuals and businesses willing to use technologies developed in the BRICS or trading digital goods and services with these countries. Given the complexity of digital policies in general and cybersecurity in particular – not to mention the specificities of BRICS countries – this work aims at laying the foundation on which further research on cybersecurity and digital policy in the BRICS can and will be developed. About the Author Hadis Karimipour is the director of Smart Grid Lab in the School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She received a Ph.D. degree in Energy System from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the University of Alberta in Feb. 2016. Before joining the University of Guelph, she was a postdoctoral fellow in University of Calgary working on cybersecurity of the smart power grids. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering, Engineering Systems and Computing Group, at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Her research interests include large-scale power system state estimation, cyber-physical modeling, cyber-security of the smart grids, and parallel and distributed computing. She is a member of IEEE and IEEE Computer Society. She serves as the Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) and Chapter Chair of IEEE Information Theory in the Kitchener-Waterloo section. Pirathayini Srikantha is currently an Assistant Professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University. She obtained her Ph.D. degree from The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2017. She is a certified Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario. Her main researc