NIST Special Publication 800-82 Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security

Download or read book NIST Special Publication 800-82 Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security written by Nist and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for securing industrial control systems (ICS), including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distributed control systems (DCS), and other systems performing control functions. The document provides an overview of ICS and typical system topologies, identifies typical threats and vulnerabilities to these systems, and provides recommended security countermeasures to mitigate the associated risks. Because there are many different types of ICS with varying levels of potential risk and impact, the document provides a list of many different methods and techniques for securing ICS. The document should not be used purely as a checklist to secure a specific system. Readers are encouraged to perform a risk-based assessment on their systems and to tailor the recommended guidelines and solutions to meet their specific security, business and operational requirements.