Simulation of Computer Attack Scenarios for Industrial Robots from the Point of Intruder View

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of the components of an industrial robot in terms of the possibility of implementing an attack. The modern structure of “smart” manufacturing industry 4.0 is considered, the main part of which is an industrial unit in the form of an industrial robot. The main potential sources of implementation of the attack - “neighboring nodes” for an industrial robot. The First one is core switch connecting enterprise internal network and industrial robot “node”. The Second one is “Vendor” workstation from “service network,” since it has a connection to the Internet and a direct connection to “robot network”. The Third one is internet nodes as “Vendor” is connected through them. Also, we need to consider other industrial devices from the “robot network” network and operator who can connect external devices to the “node” industrial robot directly. The main attack vectors and implementation methods for an industrial robot are determined.