Using 3D printers as weapons
| Autor: | Anthony Skjellum, Alec Yasinsac, Mark Yampolskiy, Ruel A. Overfelt, Kenneth R. Sloan, Michael Kretzschmar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0209 industrial biotechnology
Engineering Information Systems and Management Compromise media_common.quotation_subject 3D printing ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS 02 engineering and technology Computer security computer.software_genre Critical infrastructure 020901 industrial engineering & automation Safety Risk Reliability and Quality media_common Manufacturing technology Point (typography) business.industry Adversary 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Computer Science Applications Workflow Order (business) Modeling and Simulation 0210 nano-technology business computer |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 14:58-71 |
| ISSN: | 1874-5482 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijcip.2015.12.004 |
| Popis: | Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a transformative manufacturing technology that will play a significant role in the critical manufacturing sector. Industrial-grade 3D printers are increasingly used to produce functional parts for important systems. However, due to their reliance on computerization, 3D printers are susceptible to a broad range of attacks. More importantly, compromising a 3D printer is not a goal, but rather a staging point for launching subsequent attacks with the printer. For example, an adversary can compromise a 3D printer in order to manipulate the mechanical properties of manufactured parts. If the manufactured parts are used in jet engines or in other safety-critical systems, they could endanger human life, disrupt critical infrastructure assets and produce significant economic and societal impacts.This paper analyzes the ability of an adversary to "weaponize" compromised additive manufacturing equipment in order to cause kinetic, nuclear/biological/chemical or cyber damage. In particular, the paper presents categories (taxonomies) of the elements in an additive manufacturing workflow that can be compromised by successful attacks, the manipulations that the compromised elements can exercise and the weapon-like effects resulting from these manipulations. The relationships between these taxonomies are discussed. Finally, the weaponization capabilities of 3D printers are characterized. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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