The ISA Automation Standards Compliance Institute (ASCI) recently completed an agreement with the Idaho National Labs to distribute CS2SAT on behalf of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The tool is distributed with a training video, online documentation and, 2 hours of phone support from control systems cyber security specialists to help licensees structure their self assessment approach.
The tool accelerates the assessment process and can reduce the time to complete a self assessment from a few months to a few weeks. While the tool does not identify all vulnerabilities, it is extremely valuable because it highlights areas of cyber security showing the greatest risk. In addition, CS2SAT provides linkages to specific regulations such as NERC CIP that may be out of compliance, including hyperlinks to the regulatory language stored in the knowledgebase.
The Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division developed the Control System Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool (CS2SAT) to provide users with a systematic and repeatable approach for assessing the cyber-security posture of their industrial control system networks. The CS2SAT was developed by cyber security experts from Department of Energy National Laboratories and with assistance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. CS2SAT was reviewed by a team of ISA control systems security experts to identify specific improvements to CS2SAT to enhance support for security assessments of industrial control systems. ISA recommendations are included in the current release of CS2SAT with more to be included in future releases.
The CS2SAT is a desktop software tool that guides users through a step-by-step process to collect facility-specific control system information and then makes appropriate recommendations for improving the system’s cyber-security posture.
The CS2SAT provides recommendations from a database of industry available cyber-security practices, which have been adapted specifically for application to industrial control system networks and components. Each recommendation is linked to a set of actions that can be applied to remediate-specific security vulnerabilities.
The CS2SAT is designed with an underlying cyber security framework based on control-system-related federal codes, industry standards, and guidelines such as the following:
The tool is designed to be used by an assessment team, because the breadth and depth of questions usually exceeds the knowledge of any one individual. Having a team also allows sharing of information and clarifying security configurations among members of the organization.
For information on pricing and availability, visit www.isa.org/asci/cs2sat or call Andre Ristaino at 919-990-9222.