SCADA security
Posted by creining | Filed under Security
I have recently become interested in SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems and the security implications within their deployment. My research has yielded the following informational links.
News
how vulnerable are we?
The Information Security Evolution in the Utilities Sector
Digital Bond – SCADA Security Blog
Whitepapers/Presentations
Risks of Cyber Attack to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition for Water Supply
Electric Power Information Assurance Risk Assessment
Assessment and Remediation of Vulnerabilities in SCADA and Process Control Systems
IT Security for Industrial Control Systems
Safeguarding IEDs, Substations, and SCADA Systems Against Electronic Intrusions
Attack and Defend Tools for Remotely Accessible Control and Protection Equipment in Electric Power Systems
Concerns About Intrusions into Remotely Accessible Substation Controllers and SCADA Systems
Electronic Security of Real-Time Protection and SCADA Communications
Electronic Security Risks Associated With Use Of Wireless, Point-To-Point Communications In The Electric Power Industry
Protecting SCADA and the Vital Energy Infrastructure
SCADA & Control Applications: Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Solutions
RTLinux and Process Control Security
Protocols
Open Source
Transparent Modbus/TCP Filtering with Linux
ScadaSafe
Virtual Honeypots For SCADA Networks
Standards / Groups
North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)
Process Control Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF)
ISA SP-99
Upcoming Amsterdam trip
Posted by creining | Filed under Travel
I’m heading to Amsterdam in a couple weeks. I’ve found useful information at The Channels site and the Wikitravel Amsterdam page.
I am traveling solo, which I have never done before. I’ve flown to other countries before to meet up with someone but this will be a different experience. I’m looking forward to exploring, meeting new people, spending time with myself, contemplating, growing, becoming more self-reliant and confident and doing what I want when I want. I am really excited about this trip!
Also, I am typically a planner. Down to every last detail. With this trip however it was spur of the moment, sort of. I had wanted to go to Amsterdam this year after I finished my pilot license but wasn’t really committed to the idea. But I went ahead and bought a plane ticket 3 weeks from my departure date and I’m just gonna go. And I don’t really have a set agenda. Sweet.
Okay, well I do sort of have an agenda. But it’s much less planned than normal. When I arrive at Schiphol airport I’ll take the train which will drop me off right at Centraal Station. I will buy a museumkaart there and walk to my hotel.
I did look at a bunch of places to stay. I really wanted to stay at Hotel Brouwer but they are fully booked. Here’s the places I looked into and their ratings on Trip Advisor:
Brouwer #12, Bellevue #30, Kap #146, Corner House #185 and Museumzicht #214. I also looked at the Bulldog which is an “upscale” hostel but it was in the RLD which I don’t want to stay in and I just don’t feel like sleeping in the same room as other people anymore. It reminds me of the dormers from college.
The things I want to do are the Van Gogh museum, the Rijksmuseum, the Tattoo Museum, the Anne Frank House, the DutchFlower coffeeshop, shopping around the nine streets (negen straatjes) in the Jordaan area, wandering the flea markets Looier Kunst en Antiek-centrum (daily) on Elandsgracht 109, Beverwijkse Bazar (Saturdays), 16 miles Northwest of Amsterdam and Albert Cuypmarkt (M-F) in the De Pijp neighborhood, taking a canal bus tour, renting a bike for a day or two and riding the train out to Haarlem. And if I get bored I’m going to take the train to Belgium.
I’m a private pilot!
Posted by creining | Filed under Flying
I finally got my private pilot’s license! It took close to two years (21 months) between when I went on a demo flight until yesterday, September 6th, when I passed my checkride. Of course I took two long breaks in there where I didn’t do any flying but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes. Now that I have my license I really believe it is a license to learn. I have begun putting together a list of goals I want to accomplish. I ran across the list below within the article at AVweb entitled Leading Edge #1: After Your Checkride — The Next 100 Hours . It looks like a good starting point.
