Initial Disclosure Date: Jun 4, 2013
On May 28, the Control System Security Center (CSSC) held an opening ceremony in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, northern part of Japan. The Japanese government invested two billion yen to construct the center. The center aims to: research and development secure technologies for control systems; establish a system to certify the security level of control systems because Japan currently relies on overseas for such certification; serves as a hub in Japan to promote international cooperation in this field; and research and develop a test bed for control systems’ security.
As of May 17th, the CSSC has 18 members to research and develop technologies to counter cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure. The members include the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Hitachi, Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), and Toshiba.
The facility consists of seven simulated plants such as building, chemical, power generation, and smart grid. About 20 researchers are stationed in the center.
The CSSC has two major challenges. First, the center needs experts who are familiar with malware and are able to launch various types of cyber-attacks to simulate the reality. Second, the center has to learn how to realize cyber-attacks on a remote control facility, respond to them, and minimize the damage.
The CSSC cooperates with the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) in the Netherlands for certification and with Idaho National Laboratory in the United States for certification and experiments. Annemarie Zielstra, Director, International Relations, Cyber Resilience, NCSC, participated in the opening ceremony on May 28.
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