Enabling Situational Awareness in Operational Technology Environments through Software Defined Networking

Journal Article · Mon Dec 02 04:00:00 EST 2019 · Journal of Information Warfare

OSTI ID:1595729

Chang, Laurence H. ^[1]; Bryan, Thomas E. ^[1]; McKinnon, Archibald D. ^[1]; Hadley, Mark D. ^[1]

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

Network situational awareness has long been associated with the task of aggregating system logs to determine activity and events ongoing in the network. This current method of obtaining situational awareness however does not clearly address the mission of a facility or organization, the key customers at stake, and the real-time statuses of the critical infrastructures. Software-defined networking provides the capability of allowing the collection of system information of deployed network elements and enabling a global view of the network topology, with near-real-time knowledge of network activities, allowing for key points of the network to be identified and secured appropriately. KEYWORDS: Software Defined Networking, Situational Awareness, Network Security, Cyber Security, Operational Technology

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1595729
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-145267
• Journal Information: Journal of Information Warfare, Journal Name: Journal of Information Warfare Journal Issue: 4 (Special Edition) Vol. 18
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English