Cybersecurity Framework Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level Example Implementations Guide: Volume 2 - Process-based Manufacturing System Use Case

Published

September 30, 2019

Author(s)

Keith A. Stouffer, Timothy Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Michael Pease, Jeffrey Cichonski, Neeraj Shah, Wesley Downard

Abstract

This guide provides example proof-of-concept solutions demonstrating how available open-source and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products could be implemented in process-based manufacturing environments to satisfy the requirements in the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level. The example proof-of-concept solutions include measured network, device, and operational performance impacts observed during the implementation. Manufacturers should make their own determinations about the breadth of the proof-of-concept solutions they voluntarily implement. Some important factors to consider include: company size, cybersecurity expertise, risk tolerance, and the threat landscape. The CSF Manufacturing Profile can be used as a roadmap for managing cybersecurity risk for manufacturers and is aligned with manufacturing sector goals and industry best practices. The Manufacturing Profile provides a voluntary, risk-based approach for managing cybersecurity activities and cyber risk to manufacturing systems. The Manufacturing Profile is meant to complement but not replace current cybersecurity standards and industry guidelines that the manufacturer is embracing.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8183A Vol. 2

Report Number

8183A Vol. 2

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Computer security, Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), distributed control systems (DCS), industrial control systems (ICS), information security, manufacturing, network security, programmable logic controllers (PLC), risk management, security controls, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Citation

Stouffer, K. , Zimmerman, T. , Tang, C. , Pease, M. , Cichonski, J. , Shah, N. and Downard, W. (2019), Cybersecurity Framework Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level Example Implementations Guide: Volume 2 – Process-based Manufacturing System Use Case, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8183A-2 (Accessed December 16, 2024)