DocumentCode
57359
Title
Critical Control System Protection in the 21st Century
Author
Alcaraz, Cristina ; Zeadally, Sherali
Author_Institution
Univ. of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Volume
46
Issue
10
fYear
2013
fDate
Oct-13
Firstpage
74
Lastpage
83
Abstract
Critical control systems manage many of today´s critical infrastructures, whose continuous operation, maintenance, and protection are high national priorities for governments around the world. The authors present the fundamental architectural components of these systems, identify vulnerabilities and potential threats, and describe protection solutions that can be deployed to mitigate attacks.
Keywords
SCADA systems; government; national security; security of data; architectural components; critical control system protection; critical infrastructures; government; mitigate attacks; national priority; vulnerability; Computer crime; Control systems; Malware; Protocols; SCADA systems; critical infrastructures; information and communication technologies; security; supervisory control and data acquisition systems;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2013.69
Filename
6461894
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