Title :
Assessing a Potential Cyberattack on the Italian Electric System
Author :
Bruno, Clementina ; Guidi, Luca ; Lorite-Espejo, Azahara ; Pestonesi, Daniela
Abstract :
This case study explores a hypothetic but plausible attack on the Italian electric system. Under particular scenarios of grid weakness, it could lead to a blackout costing the local economy 35 to 46 million euros in damages.
Keywords :
power engineering computing; power system security; security of data; Italian electric system; grid weakness scenario; potential cyberattack assessment; Computer crime; Computer security; Economics; Europe; Malware; Power generation; Servers; Italy; blackout; cyberattack; economics; economics of security and privacy; infrastructure protection; malware; security; spyware;
Journal_Title :
Security Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2015.99
