Handbook on Securing Cyber-Physical Critical Infrastructure
by Sajal K Das, Krishna Kant, Nan Zhang
Part VIII examines security in six different real-world systems. The first three of these are cyber-physical systems, namely Smart Grid, automobiles, and mobile healthcare delivery, whereas the other three relate to cyber systems, namely Internet infrastructure, vehicular networks, and peer-to-peer telecommunication networks. In the following, we provide a brief overview of the six different areas.
Chapter 25, “Security and Privacy in the Smart Grid,” discusses the security of Smart Grid. The purpose of Smart Grid is twofold: (1) to seamlessly integrate two-way electricity flows from a variety of sources (solar, wind, fossil fuels, etc.) of varying sizes (from homes to large electric plants), and (2) to monitor energy flows at a fine granularity ...
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