Handbook of SCADA/Control Systems Security

by Robert Radvanovsky (Editor), Jacob Brodsky (Editor)

The availability and security of many services we rely upon―including water treatment, electricity, healthcare, transportation, and financial transactions―are routinely put at risk by cyber threats. The Handbook of SCADA/Control Systems Security is a fundamental outline of security concepts, methodologies, and relevant information pertaining to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and technology that quietly operate in the background of critical utility and industrial facilities worldwide. Divided into five sections, the book examines topics comprising functions within and throughout industrial control systems (ICS) environments. Topics The final chapters outline the data relied upon for accurate processing, discusses emerging issues with data overload, and provides insight into the possible future direction of ISC security. The book supplies crucial information for securing industrial automation/process control systems as part of a critical infrastructure protection program. The content has global applications for securing essential governmental and economic systems that have evolved into present-day security nightmares. The authors present a "best practices" approach to securing business management environments at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels.

383 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Carter · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book, was only marginally useful to me. It does not go too far beyond, the standard practice, of the field, as it generally applies to enterprise networks. There are some small details here, that perhaps, are a bit new to me; but, this is a bit of a me too, book, which basically does not go much beyond, common practices, covered in basic certificates, like the Security+, CSSLP, CISA, and so forth. Henceforth, it's utility is quite minimal.

[Mohamed Eltahan]

Good foundation for concerned technical guys in the ICS security arena