Susceptibility Testing of COTS Sensors to RF Pulses with Focus on Widespread Electronics for Information Security Risks Management and Mitigation

During the last decades, high interest has been shown to the analysis of the susceptibility of electronic devices to intentional electromagnetic interference. One of the recent main contributions is the link between the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Interference (EMI) testing and the Information Security needs [1]-[2]. Using appropriate health monitoring agents, it has been demonstrated that a fine-grained analysis of effects induced by parasitic fields can be obtained. Having at hand a precise list of effects for a given excitation defined by a set of characteristics (e.g., type of source, PHY layer parameters), risks management can be enhanced by taking into account threats of electromagnetic attacks for improving the resilience and the integrity of an infrastructure and the provided services.