Towards a Cybersecurity Testbed for Agricultural Vehicles and Environments

Authors

Mark Freyhof, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
George Grispos, School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska–OmahaFollow
Santosh Pitla, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Cody Stolle, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow

Abstract

In today’s modern farm, an increasing number of agricultural systems and vehicles are connected to the Internet. While the benefits of networked agricultural machinery are attractive, this technological shift is also creating an environment that is conducive to cyberattacks. While previous research has focused on general cybersecurity concerns in the farming and agricultural industries, minimal research has focused on techniques for identifying security vulnerabilities within actual agricultural systems that could be exploited by cybercriminals. Hence, this paper presents STAVE – a Security Testbed for Agricultural Vehicles and Environments – as a potential solution to assist with the identification of cybersecurity vulnerabilities within commercially available off-the-shelf components used in certain agricultural systems. This paper reports ongoing research efforts to develop and refine the STAVE testbed, along with describing initial cybersecurity experimentation which aims to identify security vulnerabilities within wireless and CAN Bus agricultural vehicle components.

Recommended Citation

Freyhof, Mark; Grispos, George; Pitla, Santosh; and Stolle, Cody, "Towards a Cybersecurity Testbed for Agricultural Vehicles and Environments" (2022). MWAIS 2022 Proceedings. 10.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/mwais2022/10