Attribution of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

Allan Cook; Andrew Nicholson; Helge Janicke; Leandros Maglaras; Richard Smith

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Attribution of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

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@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.21-4-2016.151158,
    author={Allan Cook and Andrew Nicholson and Helge Janicke and Leandros Maglaras and Richard Smith},
    title={Attribution of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Control Systems},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems},
    volume={3},
    number={7},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={INIS},
    year={2016},
    month={4},
    keywords={attribution, scada, industrial control systems, survey, cyber attacks},
    doi={10.4108/eai.21-4-2016.151158}
}

Allan Cook
Andrew Nicholson
Helge Janicke
Leandros Maglaras
Richard Smith
Year: 2016
Attribution of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Control Systems
INIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-4-2016.151158

Allan Cook¹, Andrew Nicholson², Helge Janicke¹, Leandros Maglaras¹^,*, Richard Smith¹

1: Cyber Security Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK
2: Cyber Security Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

*Contact email: leandros.maglaras@dmu.ac.uk

Abstract

In order to deter or prosecute for cyber attacks on industrial control systems it is necessary to assign attribution to the attacker and define the type of attack so that international law enforcement agencies or national governments can decide on appropriate recourse. In this paper we identify the current state of the art of attribution in industrial control systems. We highlight the critical differences between attribution in enterprise networks and attribution in industrial networks. In doing so we provide a roadmap for future research.

Keywords: attribution, scada, industrial control systems, survey, cyber attacks

Received: 2016-01-08
Accepted: 2016-02-10
Published: 2016-04-21
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.21-4-2016.151158

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