Battelle Memorial Institute

William James Hutton, Iii

Sri Nikhil Gupta Gourisetti

Arun Veeramany

Siddharth Sridhar

Garill A Coles

Jeffery E Dagle

Beverly E Johnson

Paul M Skare

Seemita Pal

Stephen D Unwin

Christopher A Bonebrake

Mark J Rice

David O Manz

Technology related to evaluating cyber-risk for synchrophasor systems is disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method includes generating an event tree model of a timing-attack on a synchrophasor system architecture. The event tree model can be based on locations and types of timing-attacks, an attack likelihood, vulnerabilities and detectability along a scenario path, and consequences of the timing-attack. A cyber-risk score of the synchrophasor system architecture can be determined using the event tree model. The synchrophasor system architecture can be adapted in response to the cyber-risk score.

Evaluating cyber-risk in synchrophasor systems

Technology related to risk-informed autonomous adaptive cyber controllers is disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a method includes generating probabilities of a cyber-attack occurring along an attack surface of a network. The probabilities can be generated using sensor and operational data of a network as inputs to an attack graph. The risk scores can be determined using a plurality of fault trees and the generated probabilities from the attack graph. The respective risk scores can correspond to respective nodes of an event tree. The event tree and the determined risk scores can be used to determine risk estimates for a plurality of configurations of the network. The risk estimates for the plurality of configurations of the network can be used to reconfigure the network to reduce a risk from the cyber-attack.

Risk-informed autonomous adaptive cyber controllers

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William James Hutton, Iii