Security issues in SCADA based industrial control systems

The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in critical infrastructures, e.g. smart grids and power plants, facilitates the interoperation between components but introduces new security issues as well. Based on the survey of typical Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) in the power grid corporation, a three-layer abstract model of electric ICS is built in this paper. A corresponding security test and evaluation model is then proposed and detailed steps, components and methods involved are described. The proposed model can be considered to be the guide to carry out security test and evaluation activities so as to enforce the security protection of ICS in electric industry.

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Research of Smart Gird Functional Safety Certification

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.263-266.3168 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 263-266 ◽

pp. 3168-3173

Author(s):

Xiu Li Huang ◽

Tao Zhang ◽

Yuan Yuan Ma ◽

Yu Fei Wang ◽

Ye Hua

Keyword(s):

Control System ◽

Smart Grid ◽

Control Systems ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Functional Safety ◽

Industrial Control System ◽

Industrial Control ◽

Industrial Control Systems ◽

Security Issues ◽

Safety Certification

With the increasing number of attacks against industrial control systems, functions security issues of the smart grid industrial control system gradually become the focus of research in the field of smart grid. This paper introduced smart grid industrial control systems threats which faced and incidents firstly, and analyzed the current situation of the functional safety certification, including certification bodies, certification tools and certification classes; Then, researched the smart grid industrial control system functional safety certification, gave the content of the smart grid industrial control system functional safety certification, and made the design of its hardware evaluation process; Finally, we discuss the research status of functional safety certification, and pointed out the problems that the smart grid industrial control system functional safety faces.

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SCIPS

International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism ◽

10.4018/ijcwt.2017040101 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Allan Cook ◽

Richard G Smith ◽

Leandros Maglaras ◽

Helge Janicke

Keyword(s):

Control Systems ◽

Cyber Security ◽

Senior Executives ◽

Security Issue ◽

Industrial Control ◽

Industrial Control Systems ◽

Security Issues ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

Education And Awareness ◽

The Impact

The cyber threat to industrial control systems is an acknowledged security issue, but a qualified dataset to quantify the risk remains largely unavailable. Senior executives of facilities that operate these systems face competing requirements for investment budgets, but without an understanding of the nature of the threat, cyber security may not be a high priority. Education and awareness campaigns are established methods of raising the profile of security issues with stakeholders, but traditional techniques typically deliver generic messages to wide audiences, rather than tailoring the communications to those who understand the impact of organisational risks. This paper explores the use of experiential learning through serious games for senior executives, to develop mental models within which participants can frame the nature of the threat, thereby raising their cyber security awareness, and increasing their motivation to address the issue.

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