Not Everything is Dark and Gloomy - Power Grid Protections Against IoT Demand Attacks

Explore a conference talk that delves into the impacts of Internet of Things (IoT) demand attacks on power transmission grids. Learn about the development of a cascading outage analysis (COA) tool used to model conditions leading to cascading outages in large power grids. Discover how the research applies this tool to a North American regional transmission interconnection system with over 5,000 buses, investigating the effects of IoT demand manipulation attacks. Gain insights into numerical experiments and different types of IoT demand attacks designed to study cascading failures on transmission lines and system frequency interruptions. Understand the potential vulnerabilities and protections in power grids against IoT-based threats, and explore the challenges and takeaways for future power grid security.

Introduction
Previous Power Grid Attacks
Internet of Things
Power Systems
Impact of Cyberattack
Reasons for Different Results
Outline
What is dangerous
Why is energy imbalance important
How Cybertek can cause energy imbalance
System protections
Cascading outage analysis
Small case study
What is overload
Model
Frequency Footprint
Energy Balance
Assumptions
Frequency
Conclusion
Challenges in the Future
Takeaways
Thank you
Questions
Conclusions