Chapter 12
Can Cyber Warfare Leave a Nation in the Dark? Cyber Attacks Against Electrical Infrastructure
Outline
Cyber Attacks Directed Against Power Grids
Destroying a Generator with a Cyber Attack: The Aurora Test
Implementing an Aurora-Style Attack
Taking the Power Grid Offline with Minimal Effort: Attacks Leveraging Network Topology
Targeting Key Transmission Substations
Dependencies on Computer Networks Can Lead to Cascading Failure
Information in This Chapter
• Cyber attacks directed against power grids
• Destroying a generator with a cyber attack: The Aurora Test
• Taking the power grid offline with minimal effort: Attacks leveraging network ...
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