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Krutz, Ronald L.

 
9780764597879: Securing SCADA Systems
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ISBN 10: 0764597876 ISBN 13: 9780764597879
Editorial: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Sinopsis

  • 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

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RONALD L. KRUTZ, PhD, 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.

De la contraportada

How to secure systems that weren't built for security <p>Worldwide, critical economic and governmental infrastructures have evolved into complex networks that facilitate communication, cost reduction, and efficiency. But the very features that create such benefits make these supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA, systems a security nightmare.</p> <p>In the first guidebook to specifically address this vital problem, a veteran systems security expert shows you how SCADA systems have developed and how to understand their components and architecture, recognize risks and vulnerabilities, and learn to use appropriate protocols and countermeasures to protect vital information from cyber-terrorism.</p> <p>Learn how to make SCADA systems safe</p> <ul> <li>Understand SCADA system architectures and components</li> <li>Recognize breaches in security and what makes SCADA systems vulnerable</li> <li>See how SCADA security is critical at every level, from a small town's water supply to natural gas pipelines, oil refineries, and nuclear power plants</li> <li>Examine system architecture and understand how it contributes to security or vulnerability</li> <li>Explore effective countermeasures and safeguards and see how to apply them in your organization</li> <li>Understand why needed security measures are not being used in some operations</li> <li>Analyze your situation and take appropriate steps</li> </ul>

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Editorial
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0764597876
ISBN 13 
9780764597879
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
240
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