Digital-Twin-Driven Deception Platform: Vision and Way Forward

Digital twin (DT) technology provides new opportunities to enhance the robustness and resilience of critical infrastructure. In this article, we discuss the potential of DTs as a proactive security enabler and present a vision for using DTs as a deception platform to thwart cyberattacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI). We propose a generic DT-driven deception-based solution called securing cyberphysical systems through DT-driven deception (INCEPTION), which can serve as a research-based DT-driven deception platform for CNI. INCEPTION is intended to provide a set of foundational components, establishing a baseline that supports further developmental work within the realm of cybersecurity deception. Furthermore, we discuss the way forward by identifying research challenges in DT-driven deception solutions.