Creating Security Approaches for Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) against Intersection Signal Attacks (ISA)
This project is an innovative effort to advance the most recent understanding of the security of advanced traffic management systems (ATMS). The project is organized along four unique axes, each painstakingly designed to improve comprehension and actual use of security measures inside the ATMS framework: 1. The creation of a thorough framework that intricately describes the range of potential intersection signal attacks (ISA) while also offering a compendium of efficient mitigation techniques forms the basis of this undertaking. With the use of this framework, practitioners and other interested parties can gain a systematic understanding of new dangers. This framework gives security professionals the tools they need to proactively handle changing security concerns by encapsulating different attack routes and demonstrating techniques for their mitigation. 2. The creation of a strong historical database that is solely dedicated to recording and archiving incidents connected to ISAs is a crucial component of the project. This archive of historical events is more than just a list of things that have happened; it also offers a variety of information about how attacks have changed over time, how they've been conducted, and what has happened as a result. Stakeholders can undertake predictive analysis, foresee prospective trends, and develop preventative security measures with the use of this historical view. 3. The creation of a sophisticated Distributed Access Control Model (AC_TraSec) is a pillar of the project's innovation. The integrity and confidentiality of data across multiple types of nodes inside the highly distributed ATMS environment are ensured by this model's thorough design, which is in line with trusted computing principles. The persistent focus on formal compliance verification, a quality that confirms the reliability of access control protocols, is a distinguishing characteristic of AC_TraSec. In order to protect critical ATMS resources, AC_TraSec makes a crucial step by integrating security and compliance. 4. The finished product of the project is a ground-breaking ATMS security framework. This framework includes the cutting-edge Smart Traffic Security System (STS_TraSec). In addition to smoothly adjusting to the wide variety of heterogeneous Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) inside the ATMS domain, STS_TraSec is a robust cyber-physical security system that also orchestrates a cogent and harmonious security posture. The project's innovative approach is demonstrated by STS_TraSec, which bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and the urgent security requirements of a transportation landscape that is becoming more linked. In short, this project has the ability to completely redraw the lines around ATMS security. The project sets out to improve the robustness, effectiveness, and safety of transportation infrastructures by providing a thorough framework, a historical database, a complex access control model, and a cutting-edge security system. The initiative is in line with the overarching objectives of secure and sustainable urban mobility by proactively addressing the increasing dangers that surround ATMS and by encouraging a culture of continuous development.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This material is based on work supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation, OST-R, University Transportation Center Program, the USDOT Tier 1 UTC Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (CYBER-CARE)
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $60,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
69A3552348332
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (CYBER-CARE)
University of Houston
Houston, TX United States -
Project Managers:
Zhang, Yunpeng
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Performing Organizations:
University of Houston, Texas
Houston, TX United States -
Principal Investigators:
Zhang, Yunpeng
- Start Date: 20230701
- Expected Completion Date: 20260630
- Actual Completion Date: 20260630
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Computer security; Databases; Signalized intersections; Traffic safety
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01954328
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (CYBER-CARE)
- Contract Numbers: 69A3552348332
- Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: May 6 2025 4:29PM