A system-aware cyber security method for shipboard control systems with a method described to evaluate cyber security solutions
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Babineau, Guy L.; Jones, Rick A.; Horowitz, Barry
- Source
- 2012 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST) Homeland Security (HST), 2012 IEEE Conference on Technologies for. :99-104 Nov, 2012
- Subject
- Computing and Processing
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
General Topics for Engineers
Switches
Marine vehicles
Computer security
Engines
Propulsion
- Language
Current shipboard control systems contain significant levels of automation to perform complex functions such as navigation and propulsion control. The purpose for employing automated systems has been to reduce costs and improve performance. While automation offers great benefits, it also introduces a set of corresponding cyber security related risks. Current ships carry only limited cyber security systems. In order to advance the level of cyber security in shipboard control systems, this paper introduces novel security design methods which are designed to be embedded within the control system itself. This paper also outlines a potential method for evaluating the cyber security value of such patterns in the context of shipboard control systems.