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Smart Meters Security Assessment in the Brazilian Scenario

Authors:
Rafael Cividanes
Nelson Uto
Bruno Botelho
Sergio Ribeiro
Christiane Cuculo
Danilo Suiama
Heron Fontana

Keywords: smart meter cyber-security; vulnerabilities; attacks; security laboratory for smart meter pentest

Abstract:
Smart meters play an important role in smart grid architectures and technologies. Preliminary research has already indicated vulnerabilities as well as attacks likely to happen on the new meters. The Brazilian scenario combines two main perspectives: one is the growing rate of fraud in the electric energy measurement and the other is a resolution that establishes the replacement of all electromechanical meters with the new smart meters. This paper presents a threat modeling in smart meters and some possible attacks related to the mentioned scenario. It also discusses the ongoing Brazilian R&D project that focuses on security assessment of these new devices and the creation of a laboratory for smart meter vulnerability research and pentest execution.

Pages: 167 to 170

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: March 24, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-412X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-259-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from March 24, 2013 to March 29, 2013