Development of Cybersecurity Simulator-Based Platform for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures

TL;DR

This paper presents a real-time simulation platform using digital twins and co-simulation for enhancing cybersecurity and resilience of critical infrastructures like microgrids against cyberattacks.

Contribution

It introduces a novel cybersecurity simulator platform based on real-time cyber-physical system simulation and digital twins for critical infrastructure protection.

Findings

Developed a co-simulation environment for cyberattack scenario testing.

Enabled real-time simulation of cyber-physical systems in a microgrid.

Provided a platform for stakeholders to improve CNI cybersecurity strategies.

Abstract

Critical infrastructures (CNI) are vulnerable to cyberattacks due to their interconnected communication systems. We are developing a platform using real-time simulation of cyber-physical systems to enhance CNI resilience and security. The platform, initiated in the Vaasa Harbor Microgrid, allows creation of a digital twin and real-time execution of its functions. It provides a co-simulation environment for simulating cyberattack scenarios, aiding in the design of a cybersecurity simulator-based platform and offering services for CNI stakeholders.