Paper ID: 2305.00639

Security-Enhancing Digital Twins: Characteristics, Indicators, and Future Perspectives

Matthias Eckhart, Andreas Ekelhart, David Allison, Magnus Almgren, Katharina Ceesay-Seitz, Helge Janicke, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, Awais Rashid, Mark Yampolskiy

The term "digital twin" (DT) has become a key theme of the cyber-physical systems (CPSs) area, while remaining vaguely defined as a virtual replica of an entity. This article identifies DT characteristics essential for enhancing CPS security and discusses indicators to evaluate them.

Submitted: May 1, 2023