Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) has been discussed over many years - and it will be discussed forever. There seems to be no end of discussions and solutions ... the end may come when electric power will be switched off - caused by insecure systems.
As long as we have ICS in operation - which is very crucial! - we will see products being developed and offered that are marketed to safe the world of ICS.
Dale Peterson wrote a very nice and interesting article about "The Future of the ICS Cyber Security Detection Market" (23 July 2018).
Dale seems to expect that the ICS Cyber Security Detection Market will completely change in a few years. He may be right. My expectations is that the change will happen for ever - and ever faster.
So, you may decide to wait! This would be the worst decision you can make.
Whatever is available for your system today - use it! The wait for getting started with, e.g., encrypted ICS protocols is over - use TLS wrapper as much as possible - as soon as possible.
Click HERE for the complete article - worth to read.
Our power system highly depend on ICS - ICS highly depend on power systems. The two can live together only. Non of the two will survive without the other!!
I hope we have enough people to understand that we need more smart people to keep power flowing: means electrical engineers and IT experts ... and ...
My recommendation is that we need to get a better holistic understanding how power systems and ICS are interdependent ... we should not isolate one from the other ... already understood some hundred years ago:
"Hence we must believe that all the sciences are so interconnected, that it is much easier to study them all together than to isolate one from all others. If, therefore, anyone wishes to search out the truth of things in serious ernest, he ought not to select one special science, for all the sciences are cojoined with each other and interdependent."
Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
Finally we will have to accept that reliable electric power will be more expensive soon - moderate increased price in case we care about ICS Cyber Security - extremely expensive if we fail to protect the power system.
As long as we have ICS in operation - which is very crucial! - we will see products being developed and offered that are marketed to safe the world of ICS.
Dale Peterson wrote a very nice and interesting article about "The Future of the ICS Cyber Security Detection Market" (23 July 2018).
Dale seems to expect that the ICS Cyber Security Detection Market will completely change in a few years. He may be right. My expectations is that the change will happen for ever - and ever faster.
So, you may decide to wait! This would be the worst decision you can make.
Whatever is available for your system today - use it! The wait for getting started with, e.g., encrypted ICS protocols is over - use TLS wrapper as much as possible - as soon as possible.
Click HERE for the complete article - worth to read.
Our power system highly depend on ICS - ICS highly depend on power systems. The two can live together only. Non of the two will survive without the other!!
I hope we have enough people to understand that we need more smart people to keep power flowing: means electrical engineers and IT experts ... and ...
My recommendation is that we need to get a better holistic understanding how power systems and ICS are interdependent ... we should not isolate one from the other ... already understood some hundred years ago:
"Hence we must believe that all the sciences are so interconnected, that it is much easier to study them all together than to isolate one from all others. If, therefore, anyone wishes to search out the truth of things in serious ernest, he ought not to select one special science, for all the sciences are cojoined with each other and interdependent."
Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
Finally we will have to accept that reliable electric power will be more expensive soon - moderate increased price in case we care about ICS Cyber Security - extremely expensive if we fail to protect the power system.
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