RSSI-based spoofing detection in smart grid IEEE 802.11 home area networks

Brycent Chatfield, Rami J. Haddad

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Abstract

The smart grid concept has compelled researchers to investigate cybersecurity approaches for infrastructure stability. Wireless mediums represent the backbone of communications in the smart grid especially for Home Area Networks (HAN). Increased connectivity brings about an inheritance of vulnerabilities associated with wireless networks. In particular, spoofing attacks poses an immediate threat to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). In this study, an intrusion detection system (IDS) algorithm is proposed in which received signal strength indicator (RSSI) is analyzed by means of cosine similarity and data sectoring to detect spoofing attacks in smart grid 802.11 HANs. The detection accuracies are recorded at different spoofing distances and threshold levels.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538628904
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 2017
Event2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2017 - Washington, United States
Duration: Apr 23 2017Apr 26 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period04/23/1704/26/17

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Control and Optimization

Keywords

  • Cosine Similarity (CS)
  • Home Area Network (HAN)
  • Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
  • Smart grid

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