Multi-controller exercise environments for training industrial control system first responders

Joseph Daoud, Mason Rice, Stephen Dunlap, John Pecarina

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Abstract

When systems are targeted by cyber attacks, cyber first responders must be able to react effectively, especially when dealing with critical infrastructure assets. Training for cyber first responders is lacking and most exercise platforms are expensive, inaccessible and/or ineffective. This chapter describes a mobile training platform that incorporates a variety of programmable logic controllers in a single system that helps impart the unique skills required of industrial control system cyber first responders. The platform is modeled after a jail in the United States and was developed to maximize realism. Training scenarios are presented that cover specific cyber first responder skills and techniques. The results demonstrate that the platform is robust and highly effective for conducting sustained training exercises in curricula developed for cyber first responders.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCritical Infrastructure Protection XI - 11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference, ICCIP 2017, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsSujeet Shenoi, Mason Rice
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages273-294
Number of pages22
ISBN (Print)9783319703947
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2017 - Arlington, United States
Duration: Mar 13 2017Mar 15 2017

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume512
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

Conference11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityArlington
Period03/13/1703/15/17

Funding

This research was partially supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT).

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    Keywords

    • Cyber first responders
    • Industrial control systems
    • Training platform

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