Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical overview of industrial control systems cybersecurity from governance through design and implementation to operational support. It is for anyone involved in industrial control systems cybersecurity, including asset owners, vendors, system integrators, and consultants, regardless of their level of technical expertise.
The term industrial control systems is very broad and, in this context, includes any system that is used to monitor or control physical equipment such as building control systems (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems), water treatment plant supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, oil and gas distributed control systems (DCSs), and safety instrumented systems (SISs).
The author explains each phase of the process of designing, implementing, and maintaining a successful cybersecurity system, as well as the underlying issues that must be addressed. He emphasizes that the key to success is support and participation from everyone—just like successful safety programs.
Topics include:
- The differences between IT cybersecurity and industrial cybersecurity.
- Creating effective policy for cybersecurity management.
- How to manage cybersecurity risk through measurement.
- Standardized design and vendor certification.
- The pitfalls in managing cybersecurity during project delivery.
- What we can learn from the safety culture.
- Safeguarding operational support.
Trade ReviewMr. Mustard's book provides a good fundamental knowledge baseline about OT cybersecurity. For those who ask 'what is cybersecurity?' this book will help those understand how it relates to contributing topics such as operations management, risk assessments, and governance."" - Bob Radvanovsky, Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Researcher
"For a lot of people, this is going to be a very useful book. This is a really good book for someone in operations who is looking to get involved in OT security. They'll get up to speed quickly and be able to have discussions on OT risk management." - Dale Peterson, CEO of Digital Bond; Founder and Program Chair of the worldwide S4 ICS Cybersecurity Event
