Industrial Network Security

Chapter 1. Introduction

Information in this Chapter:

• Book Overview and Key Learning Points

• Book Audience

• Diagrams and Figures

• The Smart Grid

• How This Book Is Organized

Book Overview and Key Learning Points

This book attempts to define an approach to industrial network security that considers the unique network, protocol, and application characteristics of an industrial control system, while also taking into consideration a variety of common compliance controls.

Although many of the techniques described herein—and much of the general guidance provided by regulatory standards organizations—are built upon common enterprise security methods and reference readily available information security tools, there is little information available about how ...