Enhancing industrial control system forensics using replication-based digital twins

Part 1: Themes and IssuesInternational audienceIndustrial control systems are increasingly targeted by cyber attacks. However, it is difficult to conduct forensic investigations of industrial control systems because taking them offline is often infeasible or expensive. An attractive option is to conduct a forensic investigation of a digital twin of an industrial control system. This chapter demonstrates how a forensic investigation can be performed using a replication-based digital twin. A digital twin also makes it possible to select the appropriate tools for evidence acquisition and analysis before interacting with the real system. The approach is evaluated using a prototype implementation