Secure SCADA Framework for the Protection of Energy Control Systems

Energy distribution systems are becoming increasingly widespread in today's society.
One of the elements that is used to monitor and control these systems are the SCADA
(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. In particular, these control systems
and their complexities, together with the emerging use of the Internet and wireless
technologies, bring new challenges that must be carefully considered. Examples of such
challenges are the particular bene¯ts of the integration of those new technologies, and
also the e®ects they may have on the overall SCADA security. The main task of this
paper is to provide a framework that shows how the integration of di®erent state-of-the-
art technologies in an energy control system, such as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs),
Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs), and the Internet, can bring some interesting
bene¯ts such as status management and anomaly prevention, while maintaining the
security of the whole system.