Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and industrial control systems (ICS) monitor and control a wide range of critical industrial and infrastructure processes, such as water treatment, power generation and transmission, oil and gas refining, and manufacturing. Furthermore, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is rapidly expanding the interconnectivity of ICS environments and introducing many new threats. These environments have been identified as a key target of more generic threats (ransomware, e.g., CL0p), along with more recent tailored nation-state threats targeting electric transmission and distribution systems (e.g., COSMICENERGY).

The essential requirement for high availability in SCADA and industrial control systems, along with the use of resourceconstrained computing devices, legacy operating systems, and proprietary software applications, limits the applicability of traditional information security solutions. The goal of this workshop is to explore new techniques that are more effective and efficient at improving the security and resilience of critical control systems in the face of emerging threats. Papers of interest, including (but not limited to) the following subject categories, are solicited:

● IIoT security
● Intrusion detection and prevention
● Emerging threats to ICS
● Vulnerability analysis and risk management
● Digital forensics for ICS/PLCs
● ICS-oriented cybersecurity education
● Performance evaluation of security methods and tools in control systems
● Innovative ICS/SCADA testbed designs
● Supply chain vulnerabilities and protections
● Modeling and formal verification of ICS security and resilience properties
● Machine learning for ICS


Technical Paper Submissions
Submissions should be 6-10 pages, using the double-column ACM proceedings format (acmart) template available at https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow, with the [sigconf, anonymous] options. Two additional pages can be used for the Appendix. Note that the reviewers are not expected to read the Appendix.

All submissions must be anonymous.

The submission website is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icss240


Publication
The accepted workshop papers and slides will be published on the ACSAC website with open access. Last year’s proceedings are available at https://www.acsac.org/2024/workshops/icss/.


Important Date
Submission Deadline: August 12, 2024
Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2024
Final Manuscript due: October 15, 2024
Workshop Date: December 10, 2024

Further details about the workshop can be found on the workshop website:
https://www.acsac.org/2024/workshops/icss/
Contact the workshop organizers at icss240@easychair.org