SCADA systems are a crucial part of our society and economy--making them prime targets for attack, and the weakest link in the chain for our critical infrastructure.

Such far-flung systems require monitoring and control, which is the job of supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA, systems.

SCADA systems are specialized control devices used to monitor, manage, and maintain chemical plants, natural gas pipelines, dams, railroad switches, nuclear power facilities, and water treatment ...

Gas, electricity, water and transport systems controlled by Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are vulnerable to malware infection because of a lack of PC patching and anti ...

A water utility in Illinois was reportedly hacked in a cyber attack traced back to Russia. The motives arent clear, but the act alone demonstrates how vulnerable our SCADA (Supervisory Control and ...

Summary: This 9-page whitepaper explains the key features of the DNP3 protocol and how it can help in water/wastewater telemetry systems. Developed primarily for use in the power industry, the ...

Pipelines, water and wastewater, power and other process industries rely heavily on SCADA systems for monitoring and control. ISA112 standards will focus on cross-industry best practices. Supervisory ...