Research Projects
VIKING - Vital Infrastructure, Networks, Information and Control Systems Management
Introduction
The VIKING project is an EU financed Framework 7 Collaborative STREP Project and is part of themes 4, ICT, and 10, Security. VIKING stands for Vital Infrastructure, Networks, Information and Control Systems Management and will be executed between November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2011 by a consortium of industrial and academic partners.
The VIKING research project proposes a novel concept to address the challenges introduced by the interaction between the IT systems and the transmission and distribution systems. Main objective is to develop, test and evaluate methodologies for the analysis, design and operation of resilient and secure industrial control systems for critical infrastructures.
Specifically the aim of this project is to increase the understanding of vulnerabilities of integrated control systems, determine the impact on the electric power transmission and distribution system due to possible failures or attacks and develop strategies to eliminate or to mitigate these effects. In order to achieve this goal, VIKING has formulated four strategic objectives described below.
Strategic objectives
• Provide a holistic framework for identification and assessment of vulnerabilities for SCADA systems. This framework should provide computational support for the prediction of system failure impacts and security risks.
• Provide a reference model of potential consequences of misbehaving control systems in the power transmission and distribution network that can
be used as a base for evaluating control system design solutions.
• Develop and demonstrate new technical security and robustness solutions able to meet the specific operational requirements that are posed on control systems for our target area.
• Increase the awareness of the dependencies and vulnerabilities of cyberphysical systems in the power industry.
More information about the project can be found under this link:
www.vikingproject.eu
