Eavesdropping on the Smart Grid

Authors

Craig Valli, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Andrew Woodward, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Clinton Carpene, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Peter Hannay, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Murray Brand, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Reino Karvinen, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Christopher Holme, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

SRI Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

Abstract

An in-situ deployment of smart grid technology, from meters through to access points and wider grid connectivity, was examined. The aim of the research was to determine what vulnerabilities were inherent in this deployment, and what other consideration issues may have led to further vulnerability in the system. It was determined that there were numerous vulnerabilities embedded in both hardware and software and that configuration issues further compounded these vulnerabilities. The cyber threat against critical infrastructure has been public knowledge for several years, and with increasing awareness, attention and resource being devoted to protecting critical in the structure, it is concerning that a technology with the potential to create additional attack vectors is apparently insecure.

Comments

10th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, Novotel Langley Hotel, Perth, Western Australia, 3rd-5th December, 2013

DOI

10.4225/75/57b3bc19fb864