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Securing SCADA systems

Ronald L. Krutz

2005240 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. · ENGISBN 9780471787686
  • 2005Wiley Technology Pub. · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780764597879

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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