Integrated Security Analysis on Cascading

Failure in Complex Networks

Abstract:

The security issue of complex networks has drawn significant concerns

recently. While pure topological analyzes from a network security perspective

provide some effective techniques, their inability to characterize the physical

principles requires a more comprehensive model to approximate failure behavior

of a complex network in reality. In this paper, based on an extended topological

metric, we proposed an approach to examine the vulnerability of a specific type of

complex network, i.e., the power system, against cascading failure threats. The

proposed approach adopts a model called extended between’s that combines

network structure with electrical characteristics to define the load of power grid

components. By using this power transfer distribution factor-based model, we

simulated attacks on different components (buses and branches) in the grid and

evaluated the vulnerability of the system components with an extended topological

cascading failure simulator. Influence of different loading and overloading

situations on cascading failures was also evaluated by testing different tolerance

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factors. Finally, potential extensions of the approach were also discussed to exhibit

both utility and challenge in more complex scenarios and applications.

Existing System:

It is notable that the threat of cascading failures, which is usually

caused by extreme random events in the past, can be intensified by the

growing integration and utilization of computer-based control and

communication networks.

Increasing interconnection of local networks, growing communication

traffic and user demand, as well as diversifying services and emerging

new technologies, the complex systems are becoming increasingly

sophisticated to operate coordinately.

In power system, the power does not follow the geodesic shortest path

from a generation bus to a load bus.

Proposed System:

Secure a complex network system like power grid against cascading

failures has been motivating development of models and

methodologies to simulate potential selective attacks that result in

cascading failures in a power system with the consideration of specific

network physical properties.

Malicious attackers can take advantage of the potential open access

from smart meters in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to

plan the attack with intelligence collected from their penetration, so

that they can maximize the impact of their attacks.

Software Requirements:

Platform : JAVA(JDK 1.6)

Front End : JAVA Swing

Back End : MySQL

IDE : Net Beans 6.9

Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP

Hardware Requirements:

Processor : Pentium IV Processor

RAM : 512 MB

Hard Disk : 10GB

Monitor : 14” VGA COLOR MONITOR