Automatic Hybrid Attack Graph (AHAG) Generation for Complex Engineering Systems

Complex Engineering Systems are subject to cyber-attacks due to inherited vulnerabilities in the underlying entities constituting them. System Resiliency is determined by its ability to return to a normal state under attacks. In order to analyze the resiliency under various attacks compromising the...

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Main Authors: Mariam Ibrahim, Ahmad Alsheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/7/11/787
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Summary:Complex Engineering Systems are subject to cyber-attacks due to inherited vulnerabilities in the underlying entities constituting them. System Resiliency is determined by its ability to return to a normal state under attacks. In order to analyze the resiliency under various attacks compromising the system, a new concept of Hybrid Attack Graph (HAG) is introduced. A HAG is a graph that captures the evolution of both logical and real values of system parameters under attack and recovery actions. The HAG is generated automatically and visualized using Java based tools. The results are illustrated through a communication network example.
ISSN:2227-9717