Deep learning-based anomaly detection in cyber-physical systems: Progress and opportunities

Y Luo, Y Xiao, L Cheng, G Peng, D Yao - ACM Computing Surveys …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Anomaly detection is crucial to ensure the security of cyber-physical systems (CPS).
However, due to the increasing complexity of CPSs and more sophisticated attacks …

[HTML][HTML] A Survey on Programmable Logic Controller Vulnerabilities, Attacks, Detections, and Forensics

Z Wang, Y Zhang, Y Chen, H Liu, B Wang, C Wang - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), as specialized task-oriented embedded field
devices, play a vital role in current industrial control systems (ICSs), which are composed of …

Security of programmable logic controllers and related systems: today and tomorrow

W Alsabbagh, P Langendörfer - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are indispensable in critical infrastructures and
industrial control systems. The increasing demand for enhanced cost-effectiveness and …

Empirical study of PLC authentication protocols in industrial control systems

A Ayub, H Yoo, I Ahmed - 2021 IEEE Security and Privacy …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) run a 'control logic'program that defines how to
control a physical process such as a nuclear plant, power grid stations, and gas pipelines …

Security of industrial robots: Vulnerabilities, attacks, and mitigations

H Pu, L He, P Cheng, M Sun, J Chen - IEEE Network, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industrial robots are prototypical cyber-physical systems that are widely deployed in smart
and automated manufacturing systems. Industrial robots perform physical operations …

Defending cyber–physical systems through reverse-engineering-based memory sanity check

Y Geng, Y Chen, R Ma, Q Wei, J Pan… - IEEE Internet of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cyber–physical systems (CPSs) are ubiquitous in critical infrastructures, where
programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and physical components intertwine. However …

{ICSFuzz}: Manipulating {I/Os} and repurposing binary code to enable instrumented fuzzing in {ICS} control applications

D Tychalas, H Benkraouda, M Maniatakos - 30th USENIX Security …, 2021 - usenix.org
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) have seen a rapid proliferation in the last decade amplified
by the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution. At the same time, several notable …

Detecting PLC intrusions using control invariants

Z Yang, L He, H Yu, C Zhao, P Cheng… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs), ie, the core of control systems, are well-known to be
vulnerable to a variety of cyber attacks. To mitigate this issue, we design PLC-Sleuth, a …

SoK: Attacks on industrial control logic and formal verification-based defenses

R Sun, A Mera, L Lu, D Choffnes - 2021 IEEE European …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) play a critical role in the industrial control systems.
Vulnerabilities in PLC programs might lead to attacks causing devastating consequences to …

A tale of two Industroyers: It was the season of darkness

L Salazar, S Castro, J Lozano, K Koneru… - 2024 IEEE Symposium …, 2024 - computer.org
In this paper, we study two pieces of malware that attempted to create blackouts in Ukraine.
In particular, we design and develop a new sandbox that emulates different networks …