Assessing the Impact of Attacks on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Kaushik Balaji, Dimah Almani, Steven Furnell

2023

Abstract

The transportation sector is evolving rapidly towards more sustainable and safer solutions with the idea of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) based upon Vehicular Ad-hoc Network technology. The biggest challenge for CAVs is the security threats due to their open nature and internet connections, opening a wide range of vulnerabilities. In this research, the impact of four cyber security attacks (Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), Man-in-the-Middle (MITM), Blackhole and Grayhole) is quantified in terms of network and transportation performance metrics. The map is setup based on a busy urban area in a UK city, and a combination of OMNeT++, Sumo and Veins software tools are used for modelling and simulating the attacks on the network. The simulation is performed with and without the attacks for an accident scenario. MITM is found to have maximum impact severity on the transportation operational efficiency and safety of the CAV network. The dynamic rerouting algorithm of the network is identified as the most vulnerable attack vector, experiencing maximum impact from all the attacks. A maximum packet loss of 82% is achieved by a DDoS attack. These insights showcased the importance of analysing the impacts of security attacks on the transportation efficiency of the CAV network, which is vital for building reliable and safer next-generation mobility systems.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Balaji K., Almani D. and Furnell S. (2023). Assessing the Impact of Attacks on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP, ISBN 978-989-758-624-8, pages 774-782. DOI: 10.5220/0011894200003405

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icissp23,
author={Kaushik Balaji and Dimah Almani and Steven Furnell},
title={Assessing the Impact of Attacks on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP,},
year={2023},
pages={774-782},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011894200003405},
isbn={978-989-758-624-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP,
TI - Assessing the Impact of Attacks on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
SN - 978-989-758-624-8
AU - Balaji K.
AU - Almani D.
AU - Furnell S.
PY - 2023
SP - 774
EP - 782
DO - 10.5220/0011894200003405