Thursday, 27 February 2014

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security

What is Control Systems? We will first try to understand the significance of the term 'control systems'. According to the Wikipedia, Control Systems is a device or set of devices that manages, commands, directs or regulates the behavior of other device/s or system/s. In short, Control system is a system for controlling the operation of another system.  

As we are now acquainted with 'what does control systems exactly mean?', we will proceed further with the concept closely related to the main topic of my today's post. Its 'Industrial Control Systems'. Industrial Control System is a term which represents various types of control systems that are used in industrial production processes. For instance,Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition systems (SCADA), Distributed Control Systems (DCS) etc.

Now a days, we can notice that there is an obvious progression in the cyber and network security threats. These threats convinced the industries to adopt cyber security for the industrial Control systems. This has been a primary reason behind the evolution of 'Industrial control systems Security'. Companies that are working in the sector of cyber security are ready and well prepared to get full benefits in this growing market of ICS security. These companies are mainly working on the creation of comprehensive security solutions and integrated security management platforms to facilitate and aid industries with the proper cyber security.

According to the Marketsandmarkets, the global ICS Security market is estimated to be $7.02 billion in 2013 and is expected to grow to $10.33 billion in 2018. This represents an estimated Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.0% from 2013 to 2018. This surely replicates a huge scope of growth in this market. Here is the link if anyone is interested in the market report:-

1 comment:

  1. Very informative blog... ICS security integrated hardware and software designed to monitor and control the operation of machinery and associated devices in industrial environments.

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