IT Security for SCADA

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Rahul Rastogi ◽  
Rossouw von Solms
Keyword(s):  
Physical Process ◽  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Data Acquisition System ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Cyber Physical System ◽  
It Security ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Scada Security ◽  
The Government

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System) is a cyber-physical system, wherein IT (Information Technology) components work in conjunction with field devices to control a physical process. The security of these IT components becomes crucial in view of the damaging effects that any security breach of these IT components can have on the underlying physical process. In response to this critical issue, various governments across the world have recognized the issue of SCADA security and have initiated the creation of a regulatory framework for mandating SCADA security in their respective countries. This paper provides a brief overview of the cyber-security issues of SCADA and the implications of Stuxnet for SCADA security. The paper reviews the steps taken by the governments of India and South Africa; and it provides guidance to the owners of SCADA regarding SCADA security, as mandated by the Government of India.

A Trust System Design for Future SCADA Network Security

2014 ◽  
Vol 519-520 ◽  
pp. 160-163
Author(s):  
Yuan Cheng Li ◽  
Wen Zhi Li ◽  
Li Qun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Network Security ◽  
System Design ◽  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Electric Utilities ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Protection Mechanism ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Scada Security ◽  
Trust System

This paper proposes a protection mechanism called trust system. The purpose of this article is to enhance supervisory control and data-acquisition (SCADA) security with minimal impact on our existing power communication systems. This paper concentrates on placing trust system into our existing power system and creates new security system implementations to increase its flexibility. What’s more, the SCADA security issues between electric utilities are also discussed.

scholarly journals The trends of supervisory control and data acquisition security challenges in heterogeneous networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 874
Author(s):  
M. Agus Syamsul Arifin ◽  
Susanto Susanto ◽  
Deris Stiawan ◽  
Mohd Yazid Idris ◽  
Rahmat Budiarto
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Heterogeneous Networks ◽  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Traffic Monitoring ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Scada Security ◽  
Scada System ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Scada Systems

<p>Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) has an important role in communication between devices in strategic industries such as power plant grid/network. Besides, the SCADA system is now open to any external heterogeneous networks to facilitate monitoring of industrial equipment, but this causes a new vulnerability in the SCADA network system. Any disruption on the SCADA system will give rise to a dangerous impact on industrial devices. Therefore, deep research and development of reliable intrusion detection system (IDS) for SCADA system/network is required. Via a thorough literature review, this paper firstly discusses current security issues of SCADA system and look closely benchmark dataset and SCADA security holes, followed by SCADA traffic anomaly recognition using artificial intelligence techniques and visual traffic monitoring system. Then, touches on the encryption technique suitable for the SCADA network. In the end, this paper gives the trend of SCADA IDS in the future and provides a proposed model to generate a reliable IDS, this model is proposed based on the investigation of previous researches. This paper focuses on SCADA systems that use IEC 60870-5-104 (IEC 104) protocol and distributed network protocol version 3 (DNP3) protocol as many SCADA systems use these two protocols.</p>

Fostering SCADA and IT Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Christopher Beggs ◽  
Ryan McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Concept Model ◽  
Scada Security ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Security Training ◽  
Working Together

In recent years, critical infrastructure utilities have been faced with conflicting attitudes and cultural differences of where SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and IT fit into an organizational structure. This lack of understanding between SCADA, IT processes, and business operations remains a concern for many utilities within the SCADA community. The importance of SCADA and IT relationships is an area of the SCADA landscape that is often unrecognised. This paper examines the results and findings of a SCADA and IT relationship survey that was undertaken to identify where SCADA operations fit within organizations around the world. It describes several proposed models that define the role and responsibility of SCADA within an organizational structure. It also presents a concept model for SCADA security responsibility and identifies key observations of SCADA and IT working together at the INL Control System Cyber Security Training in Idaho, USA. The main findings of the research suggest that clear defined roles and responsibilities for SCADA operations and SCADA security need to be established and secondly, that immediate cultural driven change is required in order to improve SCADA and IT relationships.

Emerging Cyber-Physical Systems : An Overview

2018 ◽  
pp. 306-316
Author(s):  
Okolie S.O. ◽  
Kuyoro S.O. ◽  
Ohwo O. B
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Cyber Physical System ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Strategic Research ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Wide Range

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) will revolutionize how humans relate with the physical world around us. Many grand challenges await the economically vital domains of transportation, health-care, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, defence, aerospace and buildings. Exploration of these potentialities around space and time would create applications which would affect societal and economic benefit. This paper looks into the concept of emerging Cyber-Physical system, applications and security issues in sustaining development in various economic sectors; outlining a set of strategic Research and Development opportunities that should be accosted, so as to allow upgraded CPS to attain their potential and provide a wide range of societal advantages in the future.

Provision of Security Services in Public Secondary Schools in Enugu East L.G.A. of Enugu State.

2019 ◽  
pp. 172-176
Author(s):  
Otegbulu M. I. ◽  
Ezeagu A. Agbo ◽  
Agbo Genevieve N.
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Culture Of Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Security Services ◽  
The Government

Security is pre-requisite for the development of human beings and the society. It is a pre-condition for the survival, development and advancement of individuals and groups. The school is an organization that needs to have a planned safety rules and regulations to protect it components so that the culture of learning and teaching is enhanced. Security threat within the school environment could hamper the peaceful atmosphere in the school, and disrupt academic exercises and panic among the personnel in the school. The government, security agents, parents, school administrators and the community has a lot of role to play to make school environment safe and conducive. However, security gadgets and apparatus should be provided to nip these issues in the bud, as well as train the teaching and non-teaching staff on security issues.

Design of supervisory control and data acquisition system based on GIS technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-570
Author(s):  
Zeping YANG ◽  
Deqiang LIU ◽  
Qian WANG ◽  
Qiangming XIANG
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Data Acquisition System ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
Gis Technology
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