The scandal of SCADA security

Editor's note: Below is an excerpt from an article by Carl Ford that was originally posted on Smart-Grid.TMCnet.com. Follow the link to view the full article.

By Carl Ford

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The Department of Energy recently published 21 steps to improve the security of the smart grid and other public assets (i.e., power and water) that are remotely managed and monitored.

The history of these networks is classic IT, from mainframe orientation to distributed and now networked. However, the impact of open source has not truly been felt in the document because secrecy is still seen as valuable. 

The reality of security standards is that the relationship between open and secure has become closely aligned. It turns out that the “keep quiet” strategy about security breaches only makes it easier for the black hats to penetrate multiple sites.

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