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Let's Get Serious: Protecting Industrial Control Systems Is Mission-Critical

Let's Get Serious: Protecting Industrial Control Systems Is Mission-Critical (PDF, 4.10MB)Published: 10 Oct, 2022
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Dean Parsons
Dean Parsons

Whichever critical infrastructure sector you are in, from manufacturing, automotive, energy, chemical, water management, etc., you can always strengthen your foundational network security protections with purpose-built ICS firewalls and industrial-grade firewalls. The question is when and how?

This paper covers:

  • How to use the Sliding Scale of Cyber Security to provide an ICS Maturity Self-Assessment Guide,
  • The 'must-have's' for a ICS Security Program, and;
  • How Siemens customers are utilizing SIEMENS SCALANCE S-600 for secure control system network segmentation, secure remote access, and functionality to centrally manage and update thousands of devices, including applying security patches.

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Dean Parsons
Dean Parsons

Dean Parsons

Principal Instructor

Dean Parsons, CEO of ICS Defense Force, has established comprehensive ICS security programs and leading industrial-grade incident responses across sectors like telecommunications and energy. He wrote the pivotal SANS ICS Cybersecurity Field Manuals.

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Let's Get Serious: Protecting Industrial Control Systems Is Mission-Critical