Impact of network infrastructure parameters to the effectiveness of cyber attacks against Industrial Control Systems

International Journal of Computers, Communications and Control

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 674-687

  Genge, Béla ^a   Siaterlis, Christos ^a   Hohenadel, Marc ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyber attacks; Industrial Control Systems; SCADA; Security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986272600     PISSN: 18419836     EISSN: 18419844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15837/ijccc.2012.4.1366     Document Type: Article

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