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Critical State-Based Filtering System for Securing SCADA Network Protocols
Abstract
The security of System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems is one of the most pressing subjects in industrial systems, particularly for those installations actively using the public network in order to provide new features and services. In this paper, we present an innovative approach to the design of filtering systems based on the state analysis of the system being monitored. The aim is to detect attacks composed of a set of “SCADA” commands that, while licit when considered in isolation on a single-packet basis, can disrupt the correct behavior of the system when executed in particular operating states. The proposed firewall detects these complex attacks thanks to an internal representation of the controlled SCADA system. Furthermore, we detail the design of the architecture of the firewall for systems that use the ModBus and DNP3 protocols, and the implementation of a prototype, providing experimental comparative results that confirm the validity of the proposed approach.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Nai Fovino, I., Coletta, A., Carcano, A., & Masera, M.
- Affiliations
- European Commission (BE)
- University of Insubria (IT)
- Venue
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
- Published
- 2012-10
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 3943-3950
- ISSN
- 0278-0046 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-9948
- OpenAlex
- W2005468743
- Semantic Scholar
- fe70d8403056956f99bc8e4ff407d8d5ad87e768
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (publishedVersion)
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Network Security and Intrusion Detection
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Industrial Automation and Control Systems
- Keywords
- SCADA security, firewall design, attack detection, Modbus, DNP3, industrial control systems
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