Abstract
There is a rapid emergence in the field of future technologies and next generation networks (NGN) such as cyber physical systems (CPS), which are equipped with embedded sensors for monitoring the physical phenomenon and process further for decision making. However, such systems are at constant threat due to inherent uncertainty, context-dependencies, and loss of data packets due to malicious attacks which are causing severe damage to networks. The security of transferred information among different components in cyber-physical systems is vulnerable to the attacks of adversaries who can hijack a physical node to steal all the information. Thus, ensuring the security and early identification of attacks is crucial for cyber-physical systems security. In this paper, we highlight various kinds of security attacks and threats to cyber-physical systems which must be considered while designing a network based on a secure cyber-physical system along with its applications.