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Advanced Key Management Architecture Based on Tree Structure for Secure SCADA Communications (안전한 SCADA 통신을 위한 트리 기반의 효율적인 키 관리 구조)

  • Choi, Dong-Hyun;Lee, Sung-Jin;Jeong, Han-Jae;Kang, Dong-Joo;Kim, Hak-Man;Kim, Kyung-Sin;Won, Dong-Ho;Kim, Seung-Joo
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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    • v.16C no.1
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    • pp.37-50
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    • 2009
  • The SCADA(Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) system is a control system for infrastructure of nation. In the past, the SCADA system was designed without security function because of its closed operating environment. However, the security of the SCADA system has become an issue with connection to the open network caused by improved technology. In this paper we review the constraints and security requirements for SCADA system and propose advanced key management architecture for secure SCADA communications. The contributions of the present work are that our scheme support both message broadcasting and secure communications, while the existing key management schemes for SCADA system don't support message broadcasting. Moreover, by evenly spreading much of the total amount of computation across high power nodes (MTU or SUB-MTU), our protocol avoids any potential performance bottleneck of the system while keeping the burden on low power (RTU) nodes at minimal.

A Study on the Setting Method of the File System Audit Function of Windows for Enhancing Forensic Readiness (포렌식 준비도 제고를 위한 윈도우의 파일 시스템 감사 기능 설정 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Myeong-Su;Lee, Sang-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.79-90
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    • 2017
  • If digital forensic investigators can utilize file access logs when they audit insider information leakage cases or incident cases, it would be helpful to understand user's behaviors more clearly. There are many known artifacts related to file access in MS Windows. But each of the artifacts often lacks critical information, and they are usually not preserved for enough time. So it is hard to track down what has happened in a real case. In this thesis, I suggest a method to utilize SACL(System Access Control List) which is one of the audit functions provided by MS Windows. By applying this method of strengthening the Windows's audit settings, even small organizations that cannot adopt security solutions can build better environment for conducting digital forensic when an incident occurs.

A New Stabilizing Method for Transiently Unstable Systems by Using Transient Energy Function (에너지함수를 이용한 과도불안정 시스템의 안정화 방법)

  • Kim, Jung-Woo;Chun, Yeong-Han
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.57 no.4
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    • pp.567-575
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    • 2008
  • Transient security assessment(TSA) is becoming an essential requirement not only for security monitoring but also for stabilizing control of power systems under new electricity environments. It has already been pointed out that fast transient stability study is an important part for monitoring and controlling system security. In this paper, we discuss an energy function method for stabilizing control of transiently unstable systems by introducing generator tripping system to enhance the transient stability of power systems. The stabilization with less tripped power can be obtained by tripping the generators faster than out-of-synchronism relay. Fast transient stability assessment based on the state estimation and direct transient energy function method is an important part of the stabilizing scheme. It is possible to stabilize the transiently unstable system by tripping less generators before the action of out-of-synchronism relay, especially when a group of generator are going to be out-of-synchronism. Moreover, the amount of generator output needed for tripping can be decided by Transient Energy Function(TEF) method. The main contribution of this paper is on the stabilizing scheme which can be running in the Wide Area Control System.

Design of User Certification Module of Home Gateway System based on OSGi (OSGi 기반 홈게이트웨이 시스템의 사용자 인증 모듈 설계)

  • Myung, Sun-Kyu;Kim, Gwang-Hyun
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2010
  • We implemented an application system which is able to verify visitor identification for remote bundle control based on OSGi and web camera control using embedded linux system. This system are designed open Oscar framework by porting java on the embedded linux system and implemented web camera system in local area networks. Also This system can verify information of visitor from receiving the data of RFID reader and designed the wireless internet system in home. Basically, in this paper we expect that home network system development and the period of application service development are reduced with integrated service provision based on OSGi.

A Platform for RFID Security and Privacy Administration

  • Rieback, Melanie R.;Gaydadjiev, Georgi N.;Crispo, Bruno;Hofman, Rutger F.H.;Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
    • 한국정보컨버전스학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.75-86
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of the RFID Guardian, the first-ever unified platform for RFID security and privacy administration. The RFID Guardian resembles an "RFID firewall", enabling individuals to monitor and control access to their RFID tags by combining a standard-issue RFID reader with unique RFID tag emulation capabilities. Our system provides a platform for coordinated usage of RFID security mechanisms, offering fine-grained control over RFID-based auditing, key management, access control, and authentication capabilities. We have prototyped the RFID Guardian using off-the-shelf components, and our experience has shown that active mobile devices are a valuable tool for managing the security of RFID tags in a variety of applications, including protecting low-cost tags that are unable to regulate their own usage.

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Wide-Area SCADA System with Distributed Security Framework

  • Zhang, Yang;Chen, Jun-Liang
    • Journal of Communications and Networks
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.597-605
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    • 2012
  • With the smart grid coming near, wide-area supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) becomes more and more important. However, traditional SCADA systems are not suitable for the openness and distribution requirements of smart grid. Distributed SCADA services should be openly composable and secure. Event-driven methodology makes service collaborations more real-time and flexible because of the space, time and control decoupling of event producer and consumer, which gives us an appropriate foundation. Our SCADA services are constructed and integrated based on distributed events in this paper. Unfortunately, an event-driven SCADA service does not know who consumes its events, and consumers do not know who produces the events either. In this environment, a SCADA service cannot directly control access because of anonymous and multicast interactions. In this paper, a distributed security framework is proposed to protect not only service operations but also data contents in smart grid environments. Finally, a security implementation scheme is given for SCADA services.

The Brainwave Analyzer of Server System Applied Security Functions (보안기능을 강화한 뇌파 분석 서버시스템)

  • Choi, Sung-Ja;Kang, Byeong-Gwon;Kim, Gui-jung
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.343-349
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    • 2018
  • Electroencephalograph(EEG) information, which is an important data of brain science, reflects various levels of information from the molecular level to the behavior and cognitive stages, and the explosively amplified information is provided at each stage. Therefore, EEG information is an intrinsic privacy area of an individual, which is important information to be protected. In this paper, we apply spring security to web based system of spring MVC (Model, View, Control) framework to build independent and lightweight server system with powerful security system. Through the proposal of the platform type EEG analysis system which enhances the security function, the web service security of the EEG information is enhanced and the privacy of the EEG information can be protected.

Study on the Technical Security Factor for the Implementation of Secure DB System (안정적인 DB보안 시스템 구축을 위한 보안기술요소 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Yoon, Sun-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.143-152
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    • 2014
  • This paper introduces Database security to prevent the rapidly increasing issue of private information leakage. The Database security examined in the paper separates into DB access control area and DB encryption area which further leads the paper to analyze the factors of the two areas and suggest necessary elements for creating stable Database security. In addition, the paper examines previous DB security programs by areas and analyzes pros and cons from the tested result. The experiment indicated that while DB access control presents less degradation and reduced the need to modify the existing DBMS since the access control operates at the end point of the network, DB encryption presented strength in protecting the data from unauthorized access. On the other hand, DB access control is less useful in preventing the attack in advance which leaves the log to enable tracking afterward while DB encryption can only be operated by limited types of Database and causes degradation due to system load and shows higher percentage of failure when creating the system. This paper examines characteristics of Database security areas in order to be used as a reference for institutions or companies seeking stable Database security.

Performance Evaluation of Elderly Home Automation Control (EHAC) IoT System

  • Phua, Karsten Cheng Kai;Goh, Wei Wei;Marjani, Mohsen
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.214-219
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    • 2021
  • As the number of elderly increased rapidly every year, many elderly still choose to stay independent despite of difficulties and challenges faced in their daily routine. Elderly has desperate needs for support for their living. Internet of Things helps to support and improve elderly's life in many ways to meet the needs and requirements. Home Automation Control (EHAC) is a research based system that support elderly with controlled automation solution that control and operates various home electrical appliances based on the measurement of heart pulse rate and environment temperature. This paper works on EHAC system to evaluate the performance of the system in elderly's daily routine. This paper presented experiments conducted with approach of IoT testing and discussion on analysis of the results.

Securing a Cyber Physical System in Nuclear Power Plants Using Least Square Approximation and Computational Geometric Approach

  • Gawand, Hemangi Laxman;Bhattacharjee, A.K.;Roy, Kallol
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.484-494
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    • 2017
  • In industrial plants such as nuclear power plants, system operations are performed by embedded controllers orchestrated by Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software. A targeted attack (also termed a control aware attack) on the controller/SCADA software can lead a control system to operate in an unsafe mode or sometimes to complete shutdown of the plant. Such malware attacks can result in tremendous cost to the organization for recovery, cleanup, and maintenance activity. SCADA systems in operational mode generate huge log files. These files are useful in analysis of the plant behavior and diagnostics during an ongoing attack. However, they are bulky and difficult for manual inspection. Data mining techniques such as least squares approximation and computational methods can be used in the analysis of logs and to take proactive actions when required. This paper explores methodologies and algorithms so as to develop an effective monitoring scheme against control aware cyber attacks. It also explains soft computation techniques such as the computational geometric method and least squares approximation that can be effective in monitor design. This paper provides insights into diagnostic monitoring of its effectiveness by attack simulations on a four-tank model and using computation techniques to diagnose it. Cyber security of instrumentation and control systems used in nuclear power plants is of paramount importance and hence could be a possible target of such applications.