Sandia National Labs: Homeland Security and Defense: Cyber Security: Prevent

The Center for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Security

Of necessity, the Lab has developed unparalleled expertise in cryptography, as well as sophisticated techniques to detect and thwart cyber attacks.

Contact

Mike Janes, (mejanes@sandia.gov)
(925) 294-2447

Best practices

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are key to the smooth and secure operation of many of our critical infrastructure elements. The Center for SCADA Security helps sponsors harden their systems by providing engineering best practices, industry standards, vulnerability assessments, and testbeds.

Independent assessments

The Information Operations Red Team and Assessments (IORTA)—and its Information Design Assurance Red Team (IDART)—offer independent assessments of information, communications, and critical infrastructures throughout their lifecycles, focusing on the malevolent intent of adversaries. These assessments lead to blueprints for bolstering security and mitigating damage.

Enhanced network security

Tools developed by Sandia to enhance network security include:

An invisible router that employs traffic routing countermeasures to protect sensitive networks
Intelligent secure agents that automatically raise or lower a network’s security profile based on cumulative information detected
Distributed security with threshold cryptograph that enables cyber systems to withstand some malicious node behavior without compromising the entire network

Mission Areas

PREVENT CYBER ATTACKS

Best practices

Independent assessments

Enhanced network security