An Information Security Model for an IoT-enabled Smart Grid

Abeer Akkad, Abeer Akkad, Gary Wills, Abdolbaghi Rezazadeh

2022

Abstract

The evolution of an Internet of Things-enabled Smart Grid affords better automation, communication, monitoring, and control of electricity consumption. It is now essential to supply and transmit the data required, to achieve better sensing, more accurate control, wider information communication and sharing, and more rational decision-making. However, the rapid growth in connected entities, accompanied by the increased demand for electricity, has resulted in several challenges to be addressed. One of these is protecting energy information exchange proactively, before an incident occurs. It is argued that Smart Grid systems were designed without any regard for security, which is considered a serious omission, especially for data security, energy information exchange, and the privacy of both the consumers and utility companies. This research is motivated by the gap identified in the requirements and controls for maintaining cybersecurity in the bi-directional data flow within the IoT-enabled Smart Grid. The initial stages of the research define and explore the challenges and security requirements, through the literature and industrial standards. The Threat Modelling identified nine internet-based threats. The analysis proposes a security model which includes 45 relevant security controls and 7 security requirements.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Akkad A., Wills G. and Rezazadeh A. (2022). An Information Security Model for an IoT-enabled Smart Grid. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS, ISBN 978-989-758-564-7, pages 157-165. DOI: 10.5220/0011042200003194

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iotbds22,
author={Abeer Akkad and Gary Wills and Abdolbaghi Rezazadeh},
title={An Information Security Model for an IoT-enabled Smart Grid},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS,},
year={2022},
pages={157-165},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011042200003194},
isbn={978-989-758-564-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS,
TI - An Information Security Model for an IoT-enabled Smart Grid
SN - 978-989-758-564-7
AU - Akkad A.
AU - Wills G.
AU - Rezazadeh A.
PY - 2022
SP - 157
EP - 165
DO - 10.5220/0011042200003194