• 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