* Bestselling author Ron Krutz once again demonstrates his
ability to make difficult security topics approachable with this
first in-depth look at SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data
Acquisition) systems
* Krutz discusses the harsh reality that natural gas pipelines,
nuclear plants, water systems, oil refineries, and other industrial
facilities are vulnerable to a terrorist or disgruntled employee
causing lethal accidents and millions of dollars of damage-and what
can be done to prevent this from happening
* Examines SCADA system threats and vulnerabilities, the
emergence of protocol standards, and how security controls can be
applied to ensure the safety and security of our national
infrastructure assets
Table of Content
About the Author.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: What Is a SCADA System?
Chapter 2: SCADA Systems in the Critical Infrastructure
Chapter 3: The Evolution of SCADA Protocols.
Chapter 4: SCADA Vulnerabilities and Attacks.
Chapter 5: SCADA Security Methods and Techniques.
Chapter 6: SCADA Security Standards and Reference Documents.
Chapter 7: SCADA Security Management Implementation Issues and
Guidelines.
Chapter 8: Where We Stand Today.
Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations.
Appendix B: System Protection Profile — Industrial Control
Systems.
Appendix C: Bibliography.
Index.
About the author
RONALD L. KRUTZ, Ph D, P. E., CISSP, ISSEP, is Senior Information Security Researcher for Lockheed Martin Information Technologies. He has worked with distributed computing systems, computer architectures, real-time systems, and information security for more than forty years. Dr. Krutz founded the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute Cybersecurity Center and is coauthor of the bestselling CISSP Prep Guide, also published by Wiley.
More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
3,405 Ebooks in this category
