Publication Date

8-2021

Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)

3-11-2021

Type of Culminating Activity

Thesis

Degree Title

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Major Advisor

Sing Ming Loo, Ph.D.

Advisor

Charmaine C. Sample, D.Sc.

Advisor

Liljana Babinkostova, Ph.D.

Abstract

This thesis identifies and fortifies against a critical vulnerability in industrial control system (ICS) security. A properly designed ICS security framework consists of a multi-layered approach starting with heavy fortifications in information technology and ending with control information of operational technology. Currently, ICS security frameworks lack visibility and place blind trust in devices at the lowest level of the control hierarchy. Attaining control data visibility at the lowest level of the control hierarchy is critical to increasing the resiliency of an ICS security posture. This thesis demonstrates how this data can be captured at the lowest level of the control hierarchy, and then synthesized with existing network and system data to form a more complete picture of operational technology’s behavior.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18122/td.1878.boisestate

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