Emerging Threats and Countermeasures in Cybersecurity

7Cyber-Physical System Security: Challenges and Countermeasures

Ankit Garg^1,2*, Anuj Kumar Singh³, Aleem Ali⁴ and Madan Lal Saini¹

¹AIT-CSE, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

²University Centre for Research and Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

³Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India

⁴Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UIE, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Abstract

This chapter digs into the issues of safeguarding Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) beginning with an overview of CPS, their attributes, and their importance in various applications. It discusses threats, vulnerabilities, the lack of standardized security frameworks, human aspects, and social engineering. It examines the dangers of CPS security breaches, including financials, infrastructure interruption, invasion of privacy, and data compromise. The importance of key security issues, such as secure design, threat modeling, intrusion detection, secure software development, and risk assessment, is emphasized. Firewalls, network segmentation, and physical security mechanisms are all discussed in detail. In addition, incident response, secure software development, and real-world case studies are covered in this chapter. Machine learning, blockchain, secure hardware, and privacy-preserving strategies are all discussed. Finally, the chapter emphasizes the need for ongoing development, proactive security, and stakeholder participation in protecting CPS ...