SCADA Testbed for Security and Forensics Research
Abstract
This report presents a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) testbed recently built at the University of New Orleans. The testbed consists of models of three industrial physical processes: a gas pipeline, a power transmission and distribution system, and a wastewater treatment plantthese systems are functional and implemented at small-scale. It utilizes real-world industrial equipment such as transformers, programmable logic controllers (PLC), aerators, etc., bringing it closer to modeling real-world SCADA systems. Sensors, actuators, and PLCs are deployed at each physical process system for local control and monitoring, and the PLCs are also connected to a computer running human-machine interface (HMI) software for monitoring the status of the physical processes. The testbed is a useful resource for cybersecurity research, forensic research, and research-related education on different aspects of SCADA systems such as PLC programming, protocol analysis, and demonstration of cyber attacks
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 26, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1058716
Entities
People
- Golden G. Iii Richard
- Irfan Ahmed
- Vassil Roussev
Organizations
- University of New Orleans