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

Joseph Daoud; Mason Rice; Stephen Dunlap; John Pecarina

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-70395-4_14

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 language	English
Title of host publication	Critical Infrastructure Protection XI - 11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference, ICCIP 2017, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Sujeet Shenoi, Mason Rice
Publisher	Springer New York LLC
Pages	273-294
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	9783319703947
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70395-4_14
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2017 - Arlington, United States Duration: Mar 13 2017 → Mar 15 2017

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	512
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

Conference

Conference	11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Arlington
Period	03/13/17 → 03/15/17

Funding

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

Keywords

Cyber first responders
Industrial control systems
Training platform

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Daoud, J., Rice, M., Dunlap, S., & Pecarina, J. (2017). Multi-controller exercise environments for training industrial control system first responders. In S. Shenoi, & M. Rice (Eds.), Critical Infrastructure Protection XI - 11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference, ICCIP 2017, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 273-294). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 512). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70395-4_14

Daoud, Joseph ; Rice, Mason ; Dunlap, Stephen et al. / Multi-controller exercise environments for training industrial control system first responders. Critical Infrastructure Protection XI - 11th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference, ICCIP 2017, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Sujeet Shenoi ; Mason Rice. Springer New York LLC, 2017. pp. 273-294 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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