TMT: Technology Matching Tool for SCADA Network Security

With the increasing connectedness of traditionally isolated devices, such as those found in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks, comes the increasingly complex challenge of providing appropriate cybersecurity controls. SCADA networks present a number of challenges in their differences from more traditional IT systems as they tend to prioritize availability over other concerns such as confidentiality or integrity. Identifying appropriate technologies to provide the necessary level of protection on Internet-facing SCADA networks is difficult not only because of these differences, but also the wide variety of products available. The Technology Matching Tool (TMT) was developed to assist users in determining appropriate, best-fit technologies for securing SCADA networks by empowering the user to define priorities for specific product feature sets as dictated by the specific environment to be protected. TMT has been developed into a web-based tool, giving the user a great deal of flexibility in defining cybersecurity priorities, as well as insight into suitable products or technology categories.