Cyber security for industrial systems
- MSC CS 2017-2019
Industrial System is an umbrella term that encompasses several types of systems including control systems and associated instrumentation used for industrial process control, for the production of various products. These play a vital role, directly and indirectly, in our day to day life. With the advent of digital technology, these systems are also getting a digital handle for operation control and monitoring. Lack of security of of the digital infrastructure can lead to serious impacts if misused by an attacker. It is necessary to safeguard these systems from digital threats by identifying and mitigating the vulnerabilities, which is to be executed in a pre release phase. In the smart industrial environment, all devices will be connected to the digital network. Any malicious device getting connected to the network can seriously impact the industry ecosystem. Hence we need a solution for securely adding new devices to the network. Vulnerability assesment and development of secure device identity management solution for the industrial environment are the core components of the project. Several commonly occuring vulnerabilities were identied, and mitigation steps were formulated. Certicate based device enrollment was implemented for device identity management.