Techno Security's Guide to Securing SCADA
by Greg Miles, Jack Wiles, Ted Claypoole, Phil Drake, Paul A. Henry, Lester J. Johnson, Sean Lowther, Marc Weber Tobias, James H. Windle
Foreword
The safeguarding of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems is a paramount cause for concern for the national security of our country and for its security professionals. SCADA systems control power, water, oil, gas, chemical, telecommunications and several other different critical and sensitive operational infrastructures that are absolutely vital to the machinery of our nation and the conduct of our day to day lives. If these essential systems were compromised and became inoperable for even a short time, the results could be costly, both in terms of financial repercussions, and the impact upon our quality and way of life.
Similar to all computer systems over the last four decades, SCADA systems have evolved. In the ...
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