Title :
Critical Control System Protection in the 21st Century
Author :
Alcaraz, Cristina ; Zeadally, Sherali
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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;
