THE 3
rd
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS
dedicated to the 99
th
anniversary of the National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev
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CYBER THREATS CONCERNING PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC
CONTROLLERS: KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
Khagan Karimov
Baku Higher Oil School
Azerbaijan, Baku
khagan.kerimov.std@bhos.edu.az
Supervisor: Ph.D Associate Professor Kamala Pashayeva
Key words:
Cyber-physical devices, Industrial Control Systems, Cybersecurity, PLC
Introduction:
Industrial control systems (ICSs) are used in a wide range
of applications, from manufacturing to power generation and transmission.
Remote operations over local area networks or the Internet, which are
facilitated by software with minimal security measures, are becoming more
common in such systems. As a result, adversaries seeking to disrupt critical
infrastructure through cyber-attacks are increasingly targeting ICSs.
Cyber threats:
The Stuxnet malware exemplifies the cyber threat on
ICS systems and cyber-physical devices as it compromises workstations
used to reconfigure Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) for facility
operations and tampers with messages sent from the system operator to the
PLC in order to target the control system. Stuxnet, for example, alters control
instructions to raise the frequency of nuclear establishments to dangerous
levels, resulting in equipment breakdown [Stuxnet malware] Stuxnet's debut
besides Havex and Dragonfly prompted research into ICS software
vulnerabilities, as well as the addition of new security checks to control
software and hardware.
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