Cybersecurity Framework for Ship Industrial Control System

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Maule, R. William
Hake, Joseph
Subjects
Cybersecurity
cyber-physical infrastructure
industrial control systems
supervisory control and data acquisition
programmable logic controllers
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Date of Issue
2016
Date
Period of Performance: 10/01/2015-01/30/2017
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Ship mechanical and electrical control systems, and the communications grid through which these devices operate, are a high priority concern for Navy leadership. Ship systems use microprocessor-based controls to interface with physical objects, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to automate ship electromechanical processes. Ship operations are completely dependent on these devices. The commercial security products upon which ships depend do not work on ICS, leaving ships vulnerable. The ICS research framework advanced in this project provide metrics for ship ICS cyber- physical infrastructure evaluation, and analytic techniques based on industry best practices. Component test and measurement workflows were developed to apply test procedures and metrics to ship industrial controls. Ship ICS audit processes and decision support workflows will help watchstanders address and counter cyber-physical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/57726
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Naval Research Program
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NPS-N16-N282-B
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Naval Research Program
Prepared for Topic Sponsor: SPAWAR 58000; Research POC Name: CAPT Brian Erickson
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NPS-N16-N282-B
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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