The 14 sectors of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) in the UK are strongly interwoven and essential to the day-to-day functioning of society. A cyber attack on one sector could have catastrophic effects on not only the incident sector, but it could have cascading effects on downstream sectors. The purpose of this project is to create a digital demonstrator to model the cascading effects of a cyber attack on CNI sectors downstream of the energy sector, specifically, the renewable energy sector.

The digital demonstrator will consist of a 3-dimensional simulation developed inside Unity Engine, serving as a visual stimulus to demonstrate the effects of cyber attacks.

A safe and secure renewable energy sector could convince the public of the long-term stability of switching to a renewable source, and relieve international dependency on fossil fuels.