Section 2 General Security Deployment Guidelines; General Security; System Hardening Rules - ABB Remote I/O RIO600 Installation And Commissioning Manual

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General security deployment guidelines

General security

Technological advancements and breakthroughs have caused a significant evolution
in the electric power grid. As a result, the emerging "smart grid" and "Internet of
Things" are quickly becoming a reality. At the heart of these intelligent advancements
are specialized IT systems – various control and automation solutions such as
distribution automation systems. To provide end users with comprehensive real-time
information, enabling higher reliability and greater control, automation systems have
become ever more interconnected. To combat the increased risks associated with
these interconnections, ABB offers a wide range of cyber security products and
solutions for automation systems and critical infrastructure.
The new generation of automation systems uses open standards such as IEC 61850
GOOSE, Modbus and commercial technologies, in particular Ethernet and TCP/IP
based communication protocols. They also enable connectivity to external networks,
such as office intranet systems and the Internet. These changes in technology,
including the adoption of open IT standards, have brought huge benefits from an
operational perspective, but they have also introduced cyber security concerns
previously known only to office or enterprise IT systems.
To counter cyber security risks, open IT standards are equipped with cyber security
mechanisms. These mechanisms, developed in a large number of enterprise
environments, are proven technologies. They enable the design, development and
continuous improvement of cyber security solutions for control systems, including
distribution automation applications.
ABB understands the importance of cyber security and its role in advancing the
security of distribution networks. A customer investing in new ABB technologies can
rely on system solutions where reliability and security have the highest priority. At
ABB, we are addressing cyber security requirements on a system level as well as on
a product level to support cyber security standards or recommendations.
Reporting of vulnerability or cyber security issues related to any ABB product can be
done via cybersecurity@ch.abb.com.

System hardening rules

Today's distribution automation systems are basically specialized IT systems.
Therefore, several rules of hardening an automation system apply to these systems,
too. RIO600 is designed to expand the digital and analog I/O of ABB's Relion®
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