Jim Acord

Jim Acord has nearly 30 years’ worth of Industrial control systems and cybersecurity experience. He holds a Bachelor’s Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Information Technology with a specialization in Data Assurance and Security. He is a subject matter expert for a three letter agency for industrial control systems.

Penetration testing April 25, 2018 Jim Acord

Use of Various Windows Utilities to Manage ICS Processes

Target Audience: Operational Technology (OT) operators of industrial control systems (ICS) that do not have information technology (IT) training. Need: Typically,...

Critical infrastructure November 4, 2017 Jim Acord

Situational awareness and ICS Using GRASS MARLIN

Situational awareness within the industrial control system (ICS) realm is a hot topic, with the recent release of commercial products targeting this niche...

Critical infrastructure January 24, 2017 Jim Acord

Advice to a New SCADA Engineer

As I have come in contact with those new to industrial control systems – whether they be supervisor control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, building...