Cyber Threat and vulnerability Analysis for Digital Assets of NPPs

Today's computer and communication technology breakthrough make increase plant floor replacement from analog instrumentation and control systems of nuclear power plants to a full-fledged digital system . The rich functionality and crisp accuracy are one of big advantages of digital technology adaptation, but use of open networks and inherited shared system resources (memory, network, etc.) are well known weak points of digital system. Intended or un-intended cyber attack throughout power plant digital control system's weak point may result to wide area of system failures and that easily defeats system operation and multiple protection safeguards. Well organized cyber security analysis for nuclear plant digital control systems (digital assets) are required