Applying Inline Monitoring to Detect Run-Time Security Incidents in Water Distribution Systems

In the decentralized Industrial Control Systems (ICS) domain, water distribution systems (WDS) are critical in ensuring water safe and reliable delivery. However, their growing complexity, connectivity, and distributed nature expose them to cybersecurity risks. Run-time inline monitoring can address such risks. This paper focuses on implementing run-time inline security monitoring for deadlocks in WDS, providing examples and simulation results. The results indicate the run-time detection of deadlocks, enhancing WDS’s overall reliability and efficiency.