NIST Updates ICS Cyber Security Guide

Editor’s Note:NIST Special Publication 800-82 Revision 2, “Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and Other Control System Configurations such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)” is available here.

From: Security Week

By Eduard Kovacs

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an updated version of its “Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security.”

The guide, initially released in 2006, contains recommendations on reducing the risks posed to ICS by malicious attacks, inadequate malware protection, errors, and equipment failures.

The second revision of the ICS security guide, published on Friday, includes updated sections on vulnerabilities and other threats, risk management, security architectures, recommended practices, and security capabilities and tools. It also provides new guidance on how to adapt traditional cyber security controls for ICS reliability, safety, and performance requirements.

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