{"id":301,"date":"2024-12-02T04:27:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/latasha-redford\/?p=301"},"modified":"2024-12-02T04:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:27:52","slug":"scada-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/latasha-redford\/2024\/12\/02\/scada-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"SCADA Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An<\/span>y t<\/span>ype of<\/span> security<\/span>–<\/span>based<\/span> systems<\/span> is<\/span> subjective to being<\/span> targeted<\/span>. SCADA is no<\/span>
exc<\/span>eption.<\/span> SCADA is<\/span> superviso<\/span>ry co<\/span>ntrol and data<\/span> acquisition<\/span>.<\/span> Accordin<\/span>g t<\/span>o the S<\/span>CADA<\/span>
Systems<\/span> article,<\/span> it<\/span> \u201c<\/span>ref<\/span>er<\/span>s to I<\/span>CS (I<\/span>ndustrial control s<\/span>ystems) used to control infrastruct<\/span>ure<\/span>
processes, facility<\/span>–<\/span>based processes, or industrial p<\/span>rocesses<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span> SCADA<\/span> systems all<\/span>ow us<\/span>ers<\/span>
to make in<\/span>formative decisions<\/span> to make sure<\/span> the infrastructure<\/span> and operati<\/span>ons<\/span> ar<\/span>e safe.<\/span> One<\/span>
of the<\/span> biggest threats<\/span> is<\/span> access to soft<\/span>ware that<\/span> wasn\u2019t<\/span> authorized<\/span> for anyone to<\/span> use<\/span>. Tha<\/span>t<\/span>
can inclu<\/span>de persons<\/span> or com<\/span>puter viruse<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span> Data access to network<\/span>s<\/span> that<\/span> is sent to<\/span> SCADA<\/span>
devices<\/span> is another threa<\/span>t<\/span>. Th<\/span>ere is little to no secu<\/span>rity<\/span> with sending data<\/span> so<\/span> whatever person<\/span>
t<\/span>h<\/span>at sends it<\/span>, has al<\/span>l control over it.<\/span> VPN<\/span> is an option<\/span> that SCADA use<\/span>rs<\/span> believe<\/span> wi<\/span>ll help<\/span>
keep the<\/span> n<\/span>et<\/span>work<\/span> protected<\/span>, but at the same time<\/span> there are ways to bypass<\/span> the secu<\/span>rity<\/span>
ne<\/span>t<\/span>work on SCADA devices.<\/span><\/div>\n

To<\/span> mi<\/span>tigate risks<\/span> and to protec<\/span>t from cyber threats<\/span>,<\/span> organizations<\/span> nee<\/span>d to<\/span> take on a<\/span>
more cautious approach that involves<\/span> \u201c<\/span>threat intell<\/span>igence<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span> T<\/span>o<\/span> get a ho<\/span>ld<\/span> of threat<\/span>
intelligence,<\/span> organizations<\/span> can<\/span> be more prepared<\/span> and ahead of onc<\/span>oming threats. They are<\/span>
also able to un<\/span>derstand the differ<\/span>ent<\/span> strategies<\/span> used by<\/span> cybercriminals and<\/span> put in place<\/span>
different<\/span> security measures.<\/span><\/div>\n

Dixon, M. (2024, October 27).<\/span> SCADA systems and Cyber Threats: A threat intelligence<\/span>
approach<\/span>. CyberIntelInsights.com. https:\/\/www.cyberintelinsights.com\/industries\/scada<\/span>–<\/span>
systems<\/span>–<\/span>cyber<\/span>–<\/span>threats<\/span>–<\/span>threat\/<\/span><\/div>\n
SCADA systems<\/span>. SCADA Systems. (n.d.). https:\/\/www.scadasystems.net\/<\/span>\n
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Any type of security–based systems is subjective to being targeted. SCADA is noexception. SCADA is supervisory control and data acquisition. According to the SCADASystems article, it \u201crefers to ICS (Industrial control systems) used to control infrastructureprocesses, facility–based processes, or industrial processes\u201d. SCADA systems allow usersto make informative decisions to make sure the infrastructure and operations… <\/p>\n

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