The application of data diodes for securely connecting nuclear power plant safety systems to the corporate IT network

Author

Barker, R.T. ; Cheese, C.J.

fYear

2012

fDate

15-18 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The complexity and frequency of cyber attacks against plant control systems is rising, as is the corporate demand for realtime access to plant control system data. When implemented correctly data diodes claim to provide the means to deliver real-time plant data to the corporate IT network and provide a barrier impervious to network based attacks. EDF Energy is exploring data diode technology and the available implementations as a potential means of providing corporate users with real-time plant data without exposing critical safety systems to an unacceptable level of risk from cyber attack.

Keywords

SCADA systems; control engineering computing; nuclear criticality safety; nuclear engineering computing; nuclear power stations; real-time systems; security of data; EDF energy; corporate IT network; corporate demand; corporate users; critical safety systems; cyber attacks; data diode technology; data diodes; network based attacks; nuclear power plant safety systems; plant control system data; plant control systems; real-time plant data; realtime access; data diode; nuclear; safety; security;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

System Safety, incorporating the Cyber Security Conference 2012, 7th IET International Conference on

Conference_Location

Edinburgh

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-84919-678-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2012.1514

Filename

6464471