Whether your utility is considering running SCADA in the cloud or not, this new guidance from UKs National Cyber Security Centre is good for awareness of the options.

The NCSC has published new guidance on cloud-hosted Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).

This guidance does not aim to provide a definitive view on whether SCADA in the cloud is the best option for every OT organization. However, it will help to:

• identify the benefits the cloud can bring (as well as some of its unique challenges)
• make a risk-based decision before implementing cloud-hosted SCADA (of which cyber security is a core consideration)

This guidance is for operational technology (OT) organizations that are considering migrating their supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solution to the cloud. OT organizations can use this guidance to help determine the suitability of cloud solutions. For more, visit NCSC.