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International Conference on Network Computing and Information Security

NCIS 2012: Network Computing and Information Security pp 395–405Cite as

A Survey of Research on Smart Grid Security

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Abstract

Smart grid is the goal of China’s power grid development, and the security problems can not be ignored during this period. In this paper, we focuse on security risks both in computer network and industrial control network while moving to smart grid. We compared various research works related to these area, and emphasized the importance of SCADA system security. We summarized main attacks on SCADA system and analyzed different approaches to mitigate these threats. We highlighted some achievements of research in SCADA system security, also discussed some shortages of these research. Finally, we discussed the role of testbed in smart grid security research, and compared different testbeds in types and scales, approved their prominent effect in industrial control system security research.

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  1. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China

    Lin Zhou & Shiping Chen

  2. Shanghai University of Electric Power, 200090, Shanghai, China

    Lin Zhou

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  1. School of Computer and Information Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, 200090, Shanghai, China

    Jingsheng Lei

  2. Caritas Institute of Higher Education, 18 Chui Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China

    Fu Lee Wang

  3. School of Computer Engineering, Computer Science Division, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore

    Mo Li

  4. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200030, Shanghai, China

    Yuan Luo

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Zhou, L., Chen, S. (2012). A Survey of Research on Smart Grid Security. In: Lei, J., Wang, F.L., Li, M., Luo, Y. (eds) Network Computing and Information Security. NCIS 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 345. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35211-9_52

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