Power Networks SCADA Communication Cybersecurity, A Qiskit Implementation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20365v1
• Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:40:31 GMT
• Title: Power Networks SCADA Communication Cybersecurity, A Qiskit Implementation
• Authors: Hillol Biswas,
• Abstract summary: The cyber-physical system of electricity power networks utilizes supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA)<n>In the plausible quantum world (Q-world), conventional approaches will likely face new challenges.<n>This paper highlights the opportunities and challenges in securing SCADA communication in the plausible quantum computing and communication regime.
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• Abstract: The cyber-physical system of electricity power networks utilizes supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), which are inherently vulnerable to cyber threats if usually connected with the internet technology (IT). Power system operations are conducted through communication systems that are mapped to standards, protocols, ports, and addresses. Real-time situational awareness is a standard term with implications and applications in both power systems and cybersecurity. In the plausible quantum world (Q-world), conventional approaches will likely face new challenges. The unique art of transmitting a quantum state from one place, Alice, to another, Bob, is known as quantum communication. Quantum communication for SCADA communication in a plausible quantum era thus obviously entails wired communication through optical fiber networks complying with the typical cybersecurity criteria of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for classical internet technology unless a quantum internet (qinternet) transpires practically. When combined with the reverse order of AIC for operational technology, the cybersecurity criteria for power networks' critical infrastructure drill down to more specific sub-areas. Unlike other communication modes, such as information technology (IT) in broadband internet connections, SCADA for power networks, one of the critical infrastructures, is intricately intertwined with operations technology (OT), which significantly increases complexity. Though it is desirable to have a barrier called a demilitarized zone (DMZ), some overlap is inevitable. This paper highlights the opportunities and challenges in securing SCADA communication in the plausible quantum computing and communication regime, along with a corresponding integrated Qiskit implementation for possible future framework development.

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