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Measure: PasswordSecurity

Description

Access to sensitive and critical cyber applications, databases, control tools or similar should be protected by secure passwords. Thus only authorized people get access to the respective cyber space. The aim is to prevent attacker's access by hacking and to ensure the cyber system's integrity.

Comments

For the access to any application, database or similar a different password has to be used. Passwords should not be too short (at least 8 symbols) and contain symbols of different kinds (e.g. capital and small letters, special symbols, numbers). Passwords should be changed regularly.

Event source types

External attacker
Internal attacker
Human fault
Natural phenomena

Event types

Destruction
Manipulation

Risk reduction mechanism

Frequency/Likelihood

Threat Types

Cyber
Cyber-Physical

Action characteristics

Proactive

Measure types

Cyber Barriers
Redundancy
Control System
Consequence Mitigation

event_ measures

Event Consequences

Quantity
Quality
Financial
Reputation

Asset types

Drinking Water Network
Drinking Water Tanks
Pressure Boosting Station
Water Abstraction Points
Water Treatment Plants

Events

Basic Event 195 - External person manipulates data transmission system of wells
Basic Event 50 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates WTP sensor signal
Basic Event 160 - Failure to regulate the temperature, humidity and air quality in environments where information systems are located
Basic Event 47 - Internal person physically destroys WTP sensors
Basic Event 65 - DoS attack to dosing system PLC
Basic Event 153 - External attacker manipulates WTP transmission devices
Gate 239 - Mislead PLC controlled WDN tank refill process
Basic Event 151 - External person physicaly manipulates tank quality sensor readings
Basic Event 275 - Malware alters WDN control statements
Basic Event 282 - Failure to regulate the temperature, humidity and air quality in environments where information systems are located
Basic Event 261 - Undetected SCADA hijacking software takes control of PBS operation
Basic Event 264 - Malware alters PLC statements that control valve
Basic Event 64 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates WTP control signals
Gate 260 - WDN control system manipulated
Basic Event 168 - External person physically manipulates surface water system sensor readings
Basic Event 211 - External attacker manipulates WTP transmission devices
Basic Event 277 - Malware tampers network topology characteristics on prediction models (e.g. tank volume curve)
Gate 193 - Surface water management system functions on altered data
Basic Event 209 - External person physically manipulates WTP sensor readings
Basic Event 170 - External attacker manipulates surface water system transmission devices
Basic Event 252 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates WDN PBS sensor signals
Basic Event 217 - Failure to regulate the temperature, humidity and air quality in environments where information systems are located
Basic Event 151 - External person physicaly manipulates tank quality sensor readings
Basic Event 194 - External person manipulates transmission wires of wells
Gate 113 - Lower efficiency of WTP disinfectant undetected
Basic Event 49 - Internal person physically manipulates WTP sensor readings
Basic Event 201 - Malware performs DoS attack on abstraction well PLCs
Basic Event 159 - Incorrect execution or failure of software acquired from an external party crashes WTP control system
Gate 186 - Quality verification process runs on altered WTP data
Basic Event 196 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates well sensor signal
Basic Event 156 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates abstraction point quality sensors
Gate 177 - Staff or PLC controlled processes run on altered WTP data
Basic Event 51 - Internal cyber manipulation of WTP sensor signal
Gate 111 - Insufficient disinfection due to loss of WTP control
Basic Event 279 - Malware corrupts prediction model database
Basic Event 155 - External person physicaly manipulates abstraction point quality sensor readings
Basic Event 218 - Accidental errors by authorized user while maintaining information system
Basic Event 48 - External person physically manipulates WTP sensor readings
Basic Event 66 - No back-up alternative for WTP dosing system PLC
Basic Event 237 - Malware alters PLC statements that control WDN tank refill
Basic Event 63 - Undetected SCADA hijacking software takes control of WTP operation
Gate 220 - Staff or PLC controlled hydraulic processes run on altered WTP data
Basic Event 152 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates quality sensor signals
Basic Event 281 - Incorrect execution or failure of software acquired from an external party crashes WDN control system
Basic Event 265 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates WDN valve sensor signals
Basic Event 257 - Incorrect execution or failure of software acquired from an external party crashes PBS control system
Basic Event 240 - Upadate of OS causes false positive alarms from Event Detection System
Basic Event 276 - SQL injection to data used for demand prediction
Basic Event 167 - External person physically manipulates surface water system sensor readings
Basic Event 152 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates quality sensor signals
Basic Event 250 - Malware alters PLC statements that control pump
Basic Event 278 - Ransomware wipes out WDN control system files
Basic Event 189 - Man-in-the-Middle attack manipulates groundwater quality sensor signal
Basic Event 214 - Undetected SCADA hijacking software takes control of WTP operation
Basic Event 219 - DoS attack to WTP process system PLC
Basic Event 180 - Incorrect execution or failure of software acquired from an external party crashes reservoir control system
Basic Event 200 - Incorrect execution or failure of software acquired from an external party crashes abstraction well control system
Basic Event 216 - Incorrect execution or failure of software acquired from an external party crashes WTP control system

Specific Assets

Control Center
Control System
Media Channels
Sensor
Server
Transmission Devices

Measure ID

M44

Name

PasswordSecurity

Risk reduction mechanism

Frequency/Likelihood

Action characteristics

Proactive

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 740610. The publication reflects only the authors' views and the European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. All illustrations in the homepage are attributed to rudall30/Shutterstock.com.