Vulnerability Assessment of Industrial Control Systems for Colonial Pipeline and WannaCry Ransomware

2024 IEEE 65th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON) 2024
Mert Musluoglu, Jeļena Čaiko, Nadežda Kuņicina

ndustrial control systems (ICS) allow a high level of automation of industrial processes, which, in its turn, results in their higher efficiency and lower cost. ICS are core components in many industrial setups, being used to automatically and manually control processes in the fields of manufacturing, energy, and utilities, among others. ICS environments are increasingly becoming susceptible to cyber-attacks as a result of the merging of operational technology (OT) with information technology (IT). This paper has addressed common vulnerabilities in ICS environments, which range from unsecure communication protocols, weak authentication mechanisms, outdated software, and improper network configurations.

Keywords
Protocols;Power measurement;Prevention and mitigation;Pipelines;Merging;Process control;Authentication;Software;Ransomware;Monitoring;ICS;IT;Vulnerability;Colonial Pipeline Ransomware;WannaCry Ransomware

Musluoglu, M., Čaiko, J., Kuņicina, N. Vulnerability Assessment of Industrial Control Systems for Colonial Pipeline and WannaCry Ransomware. In: 2024 IEEE 65th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON), Latvia, Riga, 10-12 November, 2024. IEEE: IEEE, 2024, pp.1-6.

Publication language
English (en)