Article,
Towards Cybersecurity of the Smart Grid using Digital Twins
IEEE Internet Computing, (2021)
DOI: 10.1109/MIC.2021.3063674
Abstract
The proliferation of cyber-physical systems is bringing with it the growing need to link these systems with virtual environments. Particularly in the smart grid, the high costs of some devices and especially the imminent need to not be able to manipulate these devices in production environments make necessary mechanisms that allow the manipulation of these physical objects in virtual environments; this has been called a digital twin. On the other hand, cyberattacks are growing in all cyber-physical systems, and in the smart grid, cybersecurity is essential due to the smart grid is a critical infrastructure. This work shows a small implementation of a digital twin system for smart metering systems in a smart home environment for testing cybersecurity issues. The results show that the use of digital twins is feasible in various contexts of the smart grid in particularly in cybersecurity testing
