Multidimensional Intrusion Detection System for IEC 61850-Based SCADA Networks

  • Yi Yang
  • , Hai Qing Xu
  • , Lei Gao
  • , Yu Bo Yuan
  • , Kieran McLaughlin
  • , Sakir Sezer

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Abstract

Emerging cybersecurity vulnerabilities in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are becoming urgent engineering issues for modern substations. This paper proposes a novel intrusion detection system (IDS) tailored for cybersecurity of IEC 61850 based substations. The proposed IDS integrates physical knowledge, protocol specifications, and logical behaviors to provide a comprehensive and effective solution that is able to mitigate various cyberattacks. The proposed approach comprises access control detection, protocol whitelisting, model-based detection, and multiparameter-based detection. This SCADA-specific IDS is implemented and validated using a comprehensive and realistic cyber-physical test-bed and data from a real 500 kV smart substation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1068-1078
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • IEC 61850
  • SCADA
  • Smart substation
  • cybersecurity
  • intrusion detection

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