Wastewater SCADA prioritizes plant uptime and safety, and some controllers cannot be patched on desktop-like schedules. Which implication best reflects ICS/SCADA security architecture?
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Short Explanation
You cannot treat a wastewater plant like a laptop refresh night—safety and uptime rewrite the calendar. When patching is scarce, segmentation and careful architecture carry more weight. Internet-facing PLCs are not a shortcut.
Full Explanation
ICS/SCADA environments prioritize availability and safety, which constrains change and patch windows and may leave some devices unpatchable on IT schedules. Architecture therefore relies heavily on segmentation, access control, and monitoring as compensating protections. Applying office patch cadence blindly, Internet-exposing PLCs, or dismissing segmentation contradicts ICS security implications.