Affiliations: [a] Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Fundamental Physics and Mathematics, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain | [b] Department of Applied Mathematics, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Corresponding author: A. Martín del Rey, Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Fundamental Physics and Mathematics, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain. E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: The main goal of this work is to propose a model for the
study and analysis of malware propagation in an industrial critical
infrastructure. Specifically, an individual-based mathematical model is
introduced and its parameters, variables and equations are explicitly
defined and constructed. This model follows the agent based modeling
paradigm which makes it extremely suitable for use within the small and
heterogeneous environments where individual characteristics of all devices
can be captured. The main strengths of this model are its ease of
computational implementation (both in hardware and software), and its
ability to simulate control measures (which can be of great help for
security system administrators); however, this model strongly depends on a
proper identification of the parameters.
Keywords: Critical infrastructure, malware, information security, mathematical modeling, epidemic spreading
