Joe Weiss, "Cyber Security of Control Systems: The Second Coming of the Maginot Line"

Summary: Q & A: https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/blog/post/summary_of_july_15th_2020_purdue_seminar_on_control_system_cyber_security/ Critical infrastructures such as electric power, oil/gas, water/wastewater,pipelines, transportation, and manufacturing utilize process control and safetysystems to monitor, control, and assure safe operating conditions. Controlsystems consist of Internet protocol (IP) networks and HMIs to provide operatorinput and big data analytics. These systems have been designed with cybersecurity and authentication. However, what makes control systems unique are thecontrol system devices such process sensors, actuators, drives, power supplies,etc. that have no cyber security or authentication and are a direct threat topersonnel and equipment safety. Control system cyber security impacts are real.There have been more than 1,250 actual control system cyber incidents with morethan 1,500 deaths and more than $70Billion in direct damage. There is a need toget the computer scientists/network engineers that understand networks and thedomain engineers that understand the physical processes to work together orthere is no hope in securing the critical infrastructures.