Under recent economic conditions, it is understandable that a control-system cyber-security audit is not the top priority for many plant operators. Less staff due to layoffs and deferred maintenance c..
Under recent economic conditions, it is understandable that a control-system cyber-security audit is not the top priority for many plant operators. Less staff due to layoffs and deferred maintenance can present a clear, tangible threat to operations. Too often, “the imaginary hacker,” discussed in many papers and blogs, is often considered as a non-credible threat. No matter how many blogs, magazine articles and white papers are written, a real credible threat to a refinery or petrochemical facility from some vague person or organization seems “imaginary” to those controlling plant budgets.
Stuxnet—The structure of cyber-attacks.
Some believed that control-sys
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