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Context-Aware Security Solutions for Cyber-Physical Systems

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The integration of physical systems and processes with networked computing has led to the emergence of a new generation of engineered systems, called Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). These systems are large networked systems of systems, in which a component system may itself be a grid. In this paper we survey the current state of the art of CPS security, identify the issues surrounding secure control, and investigate the extent to which context information may be used to improve security and survivability of CPS.

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Acknowledgments

This research is supported by Research Grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Number 61103029), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (Project Number (BK2011351), and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada.

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    Kaiyu Wan

  2. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

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Wan, K., Alagar, V. Context-Aware Security Solutions for Cyber-Physical Systems. Mobile Netw Appl 19, 212–226 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-014-0495-x

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