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Control system security
Control system security, or industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity, is the prevention of (intentional or unintentional) interference with the proper operation of industrial automation and control systems. These control systems manage essential services including electricity, petroleum production, water, transportation, manufacturing, and communications. They rely on computers, networks, operating systems, applications, and programmable controllers, each of which could contain security vulnerabilities. The 2010 discovery of the Stuxnet worm demonstrated the vulnerability of these systems to cyber incidents. The United States and other governments have passed cyber-security regulations requiring enhanced protection for control systems operating critical infrastructure. The term industrial control system (ICS) is the most widely recognized and is considered the standard term used to describe control system security. Under industrial control systems there are numerous subgroups. These include SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) security, DCS (Distributed Control System), and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) environments. However, the term may also be referred to as automation and control systems (ACS) . Automation and control systems (ACS) is the broader term that is frequently used in the context of engineering and manufacturing.
Article summary
Control system security, or industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity, is the prevention of (intentional or unintentional) interference with the proper operation of industrial automation and control systems. These control systems manage essential services including electricity, petroleum production, water, transportation, manufacturing, and communications. They rely on computers, networks, operating systems, applications, and programmable controllers, each of which could contain security vulnerabilities. The 2010 discovery of the Stuxnet worm demonstrated the vulnerability of these systems to cyber incidents. The United States and other governments have passed cyber-security regulations requiring enhanced protection for control systems operating critical infrastructure. The term industrial control system (ICS) is the most widely recognized and is considered the standard term used to describe control system security. Under industrial control systems there are numerous subgroups. These include SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) security, DCS (Distributed Control System), and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) environments. However, the term may also be referred to as automation and control systems (ACS) . Automation and control systems (ACS) is the broader term that is frequently used in the context of engineering and manufacturing.
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