Challenges and opportunities in securing industrial control systems

D. Hadziosmanovic; D. Bolzoni; Sandro Etalle; Pieter H. Hartel

doi:10.1109/CompEng.2012.6242970

Challenges and opportunities in securing industrial control systems

D. Hadziosmanovic, D. Bolzoni, Sandro Etalle, Pieter H. Hartel

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Abstract

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are used for operating and monitoring industrial processes. Recent reports state that current ICS infrastructures are not sufficiently protected against cyber threats. Unfortunately, due to the specific nature of these systems, the application of common security countermeasures is often not effective. This paper summarizes experiences over a series of research efforts for building tools and mechanisms to improve the security and awareness in ICS. In particular, we discuss challenges and opportunities identified during an extensive analysis of ICS data resources. We believe that such insights are valuable for further research in the ICS context.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Complexity in Engineering, COMPENG 2012
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-1614-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CompEng.2012.6242970
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012
Event	IEEE Workshop on Complexity in Engineering, COMPENG 2012 - Aachen, Germany Duration: 11 Jun 2012 → 13 Jun 2012

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Publisher	IEEE

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Workshop	IEEE Workshop on Complexity in Engineering, COMPENG 2012
Period	11/06/12 → 13/06/12
Other	11-13 June 2012

Keywords

IR-81216
METIS-287965
Process Control
EWI-22136
ICS
SCS-Cybersecurity
SCADA

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