EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems (Apr 2016)

Attribution of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

  • Allan Cook,
  • Andrew Nicholson,
  • Helge Janicke,
  • Leandros Maglaras,
  • Richard Smith

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.21-4-2016.151158
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 7

Abstract

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In order to deter or prosecute for cyber attacks on industrial control systems it is necessary to assign attribution to the attacker and define the type of attack so that international law enforcement agencies or national governments can decide on appropriate recourse. In this paper we identify the current state of the art of attribution in industrial control systems. We highlight the critical differences between attribution in enterprise networks and attribution in industrial networks. In doing so we provide a roadmap for future research.

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