Maritime Grace Cyber Testbed: Ballast console illustration
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Ballast

tide and time wait for no man

The Grace Ballast Console provides an OT attack surface using an industrial PLC, pumps, valves, pressure transducers, flow meters, and tanks to move real water through a series of pipes replicating a ballast system onboard a ship. Cyber-attacks can be launched on the Modbus TCP network and allows for the platform to be used to conduct operational labs such as filling or draining tanks outside of master PLC control and spoofing the tank level and system state to the HMI. Our advanced user interface allows operators to see how their actions impact the system in real time and provide visibility into message traffic. Fathom5 also includes detailed training material on the systems, protocols, and operation of the console to ensure your team gets up to speed quickly.

Send in operators to monitor the ballast system through the HMI displays, while red teams launch attacks, to train cybersecurity awareness and response, or set the console to simulation mode so your cybersecurity researchers can observe message traffic, discover vulnerabilities, and defend against potential threats.

Input and feedback equipment

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Advanced User Interface
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Ballast Tank (4)
2
Siemens PLC
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Motorized Ball Valve (15)
3
System Control HMI
7
Diaphragm Pump (2)
4
Tank Level Sensor (4)

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