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.

Articles from Jim Acord

Use of Various Windows Utilities to Manage ICS Processes

April 26, 2018

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

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Situational awareness and ICS Using GRASS MARLIN

November 4, 2017

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

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Advice to a New SCADA Engineer

January 24, 2017

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

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