ICS 101
Bryson Bort, Tom VanNorman
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
In "ICS 101," Bryson Bort and Tom VanNorman, co-founders of the **ICS Village**, deliver a foundational talk aimed at demystifying **Industrial Control Systems (ICS)** for the broader security community. The presentation serves as an essential primer, distinguishing the unique operational priorities and security challenges of ICS environments from conventional **Information Technology (IT)** systems. They highlight that while IT focuses on **Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA)**, ICS prioritizes **resilience**, **availability**, and critically, **health, life, and safety**. This fundamental difference dictates vastly different approaches to design, maintenance, and security.