Planning and Engineering Method, Software Tool and Simulation Tool for an Automation Solution

摘要

In planning and engineering an automation solution which comprises an automation system and a process engineering plant, objects that represent the components of the configured automation solution are imported by means of a simulation tool to simulate the automation solution on the basis of simulation models associated with the imported objects. Attributes contained in objects which represent the hardware components of the automation system and which describe IT security events that may be generated by the components are entered into the associated simulation models for simulatively generating security events in a simulation of the automation solution, for transferring the simulatively generated security events to a Security Information Event Management (SIEM) system for evaluation, and for using the results of the evaluation generated by the SIEM system to simulate the automation solution.

主权项

1. A planning and engineering method for an automation solution which comprises an automation system and a process engineering plant wherein, when designing and configuring the automation solution, objects that are created and linked by an engineering tool and which represent operable and observable components of the plant and hardware components of the automation system are imported by a simulation tool and the automation solution is simulated using simulation models that are associated with the imported objects, the method comprising the steps of:
entering into the simulation models attributes contained in the objects which represent the hardware components and which describe security events that can be generated by the hardware components of the automation system; simulatively generating by the simulation models the security events associated with the imported objects of the hardware components; transferring for evaluation the simulatively generated security events to a Security Information Event Management (SIEM) system; and using, by the simulation tool, results of the evaluation generated by the SIEM system to simulate the automation solution.