SCADA Systems Security Arjun Venkatraman arjun.dhanush@gmail.com 1. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to define what SCADA systems are and their application in modern industry and infrastructure, to elucidate the reasons for rising concern over the security of these systems, to analyze the fundamental vulnerabilities and to put forth recommendations for the implementation of security in these systems. 2. Introduction: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems are basically Process
I am going to discuss in brief the SCADA system in GASCO which is one of the biggest MIS in Egypt as it responsible for control natural gas all over Egypt. GASCO (Egyptian natural gas company), is the greatest and the only company in Egypt responsible for transmition of natural gas all over Egypt starting from natural gas wells in seas or deserts and finally to the huge customers (i.e electrical power station, cement and steel factories) SCADA system A SCADA (or supervisory control and data acquisition)
SCADA SCADA is an acronym for ‘Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition’. It can be defined as ‘is a system operating with coded signals over communication channels so as to provide control of remote equipment” SCADA is one of the oldest methods to control data across a network. Unlike many other software’s used in the industry, SCADA can be used in any field, be it in electrical power control, mechanical machinery, civil projects, data managements etc. This versatility means more than one type
SCADA vulnerabilities Increased communication: Communication networks linking smart grid or any other critical infrastructure devices and systems is creating more access points to the devices, hence chances of being attacked are increasing, Increased complexity: The systems are becoming more complex to understand hence establishing a strong security in the system is becoming a difficult task. Use of shared technology: The SCADA systems are using a major portion of common technologies, these technologies
SCADA Systems is considered a vital aspect of Critical Infrastructures, which is tied to all other Critical Infrastructures. In the modern age where automation is emerging as a normal part of daily function, the need for a system to monitor and control these automated processes is required. While automation yields an overabundance of benefits such as reduced operating costs and efficiency, it is not without flaws. SCADA Systems are like any other program in the sense that it is vulnerable to attacks
50 percent success rate in finding the oil and natural gas using seismic technology. Discussion point 2: SCADA networks consists of many computers and software’s which performs many tasks and services in the organization or infrastructure which are considered to be backbone of the country which requires major protection from many cyber threats. In industrialized countries, precise census of SCADA systems is absent which is a big concern. Recently Incident Illinois on alleged water facility incident
Introduction In modern society, most (if not all) countries have Critical Infrastructure (CI) sectors that manage the security, management and distribution of imperative resources for the survival of the country. Examples of these critical infrastructure sectors are water and sanitation, energy and utilities, transportation and Information Technology Communications among others. Critical Information Infrastructures (CII) systems are used for controlling and managing the respective CI. The critical
in order to protect their critical infrastructure to keep running on their system. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System Network systems (SCADA), Distributed Control System (DCS) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are examples of controlling their Critical Infrastructure. Because once the hackers are able to gain access to the SCADA Network system and sabotage the system, then the Critical Infrastructure would lead to cyberwar and chaos. Further details about this topic will be
water, oil and gas systems. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the issues surrounding SCADA systems and its vulnerabilities. Within this will be previous SCADA attacks against critical infrastructures, recommended solutions for prevention and risk assessment regarding power grids. Vulnerabilities of SCADA Systems “The potential for such attacks has risen sharply in recent years as many SCADA systems, including those at some very large public power companies, are increasingly integrated
This program allows you to communicate with plc. If the computer or SCADA application is out of order, the automation system will not be able to function properly. However, since there will be no communication during this period, data and alarm recording can not be performed on the computer. 3.Field Control Equipment