Madison Williamson The CIA Triad is a guideline for IT groups to follow to ensure they prevent attacks or loss of information. It contains three parts, Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, each of which make up best practice standards. Confidentiality can be explained as keeping information that should not be shared secure and only accessible to…

Madison Williamson Scada systems are a monitoring and control system used in a variety of infrastructure, facilities, and manufacturing sites. They can be used in waste management, power generation, manufacturing, and airport management. They are made up of three specific parts. An Human Machine Interface (HMI) which allows an operator to control and monitor the…

Madison Williamson The Human element can not be understated. Without an operator a console completes no actions, beyond the normal checks for updates, and provides no use to an organization. Humans make computers smart, they give them meaning and purpose. They also create vulnerabilities inherent in our being, we are susceptible to helping another human…