Title:

"Introduction to Cyber-Physical System and Industrial Security"

Name:

Federico Turrin

Short-Bio:

Federico Turrin (turrin@math.unipd.it) received the Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Padova, Italy, in 2019, where he is currently pursuing the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Brain, Mind, and Computer Science, since October 2019. He has been visiting researcher at SUTD Singapore in 2022. His research interests lie primarily in Cyber-Physical System Security with a particular focus on Industrial Control Systems Security, Vehicles Security, and application of Machine Learning techniques for Anomaly detection.

Abstract:

Cyber-Physical Systems are nowadays revolutionizing the world by combining the Cyber world (i.e., the traditional Information Technology) with the Physical world (i.e., the Operational Technology). If on the one hand, this interconnection process is creating new opportunities, on the other hand, it also opens new security challenges. In this talk I will present two applications of Cyber-Physical Systems: Industrial Control Systems and Vehicles.

In the first part of the talk we will briefly recall the definition of Cyber-Physical Systems, showing some of their applications, the opportunities and highlighting the main challenges in terms of security.

The second part introduces the Industrial Control Systems and their main security challenges. These systems are generally employed to control critical processes (e.g., nuclear plants, refineries). However, in past years many incidents highlighted the vulnerabilities of such systems and the potential damages implied. To this end, security researchers are trying to propose novel techniques, like smart anomaly detection, to protect these infrastructures. We will discuss the main security issues and research directions involving ICSs security.

In the last part of the talk we will focus on the recent Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) paradigm, which enables vehicles to communicate with a smart grid for charging purposes. I will present the main features of this communication and show how this paradigm can enable relay attacks or user profilation to malicious attackers.

Time and date:

16:10, March 21st, 2022

Location: TM 724-3024-5155, Skype https://join.skype.com/uMfnQeXrs1EU