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In this paper we will delve with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on Cyber Securit... more In this paper we will delve with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on Cyber Security, dated January 2013. By reading such Act, we got the impression that, again, policy makers lack both systemic skills and nonetheless the ability to evaluate the impacts of their choices and assumptions before implementing their decisions. The Italian Cyber Security Act (DL.2013) basically establishes, in case of national security put under threat by a cyber menace, to recur to an inter-ministerial working group (Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic -CISR) which, in case of deep crises, should be able to take decisions in a timely and effective manner. In this paper, we won't argue about the effectiveness of such Board, which would have to be discussed by analysing on one hand the specific competences (if any) brought to the Board by the various official stakeholders and on the other by the processes put in place in order to favour the work to be carried out by such Board, rather we will argue about the inherent delays in the system ultimately even made worse by the need to activate such Board for certain critical decisions.
In this paper we deal with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on CyberSecurity (Janu... more In this paper we deal with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on CyberSecurity (January 2013). Reading it, we had the impression that, again, policy makers lack systemic skills and the ability to evaluate the impacts of their choices and assumptions before implementing their decisions. The Italian Cyber Security Act (DL.2013) establishes, in case of cyberthreat to national security, to activate the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic (CISR), which should take decisions in a timely and effective manner. In this paper, we won't argue about the effectiveness of such board, which would have to be discussed by analysing both the specific competences brought to the Board by the various official stakeholders and by the processes put in place in order to favour the work carried out by such Board, rather we will discuss the inherent delays in the system ultimately made even worse by the need to activate such Board for certain critical decisions.
Critical Infrastructures are widely perceived as the backbone of today's society and awareness ab... more Critical Infrastructures are widely perceived as the backbone of today's society and awareness about their security needs is constantly growing. Due to the fact that infrastructures are no longer a public-authority monopoly, investments in security and resilience need to be proven effective and cost-efficient vis-à-vis the emerging challenging and the issues at stake. Decision makers need to assess their investments alternatives by means of scenario modelling tools, such as the CRISADMIN Decision Support System. The CRISADMIN project aim at realizing a DSS based on a system dynamic model of critical infrastructures' interdependencies, able to provide information on the impact of critical events on the infrastructures in object. The paper describe the CRISADMIN applied methodology to model Critical Infrastructures interdependencies, focusing specifically on the energy supply and telecommunication network.
In today's world ooding and bombing attacks can generate domino-eects due to the interconnected n... more In today's world ooding and bombing attacks can generate domino-eects due to the interconnected nature of Critical Infrastructures. To facilitate decisionmakers take successful decisions, many scholars support a kind of learning that emphasizes active engagement. An Interactive Learning Environment (ILE) is a computer-based simulation approach, based on System Dynamics, that promotes learning on decision-makers. System Dynamics is a methodology that represents a system under study, with which the decision-maker can gain insights into the system and test policies in a safe environment. To demonstrate the capabilities of System Dynamics and ILEs, two projects (CRISADMIN and ATTACS) are described. The purpose of the projects is to help decision-makers achieve better, more informed and more eective decisions when critical infrastructures are faced with disruptive, critical events.
Through this paper we will present the approach used in the CRISADMIN Project in order to first d... more Through this paper we will present the approach used in the CRISADMIN Project in order to first design a qualitative theoretical framework describing the context of the Crisis Management field, with a particular focus on Critical Infrastructure Protection. Then we will show how we moved from such a theoretical framework to a first qualitative but more grounded to reality model, by analysing the causal relationships among the various and most "meaningful" parts of three main infrastructures (those chosen to be part of the final model of the CRISADMIN DSS tool). Such infrastructures will be modelled according to the System Dynamics methodology and, in particular, in this first step of the modelling phase, we will show the qualitative modelling approach (that of Systems Thinking) which has been carried out by means of causal loop diagrams design and definition. Critical Infrastructures (CIs) are widely perceived as vital assets in today's society, daily supporting our work, economy and, broadly speaking, human interactions. In the 2008/114/EC Directive, the European Commission defines critical infrastructures as "an asset, system or part thereof located in Member States which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions".
A new "strange" research area is emerging, whose name is Policy Modeling, which is an interdiscip... more A new "strange" research area is emerging, whose name is Policy Modeling, which is an interdisciplinary "umbrella term" for a number of research fields, applications and technologies that can be applied in order to achieve the common goal of improving public decision--making in the age of complexity. It aims at making the policy--making cycle more effective and more intelligent, and at accelerating the learning path embedded in the policy cycle. However, as this area for research is relatively young, data is actually missing so a new interdisciplinary approach is also needed in order to shape this field. In fact, it has been shown that classical policy modeling still relies on classical impact assessment methodologies which have proved ineffective as to their inability to grasp the inherent non--linear, dynamic and complex nature of the problems affecting public governance, as well as to the difficulty to share the modeling 2nd International Symposium "SYSTEMS THINKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. Advancements in Economic and Managerial Theory and Practice" Rome 23-24, 2014 -Universitas Mercatorum This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 2
2014 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2014
IEEE Wireless Communications, 2014
ABSTRACT At present, Sensor Networks and the emerging Internet of Things paradigm are playing a k... more ABSTRACT At present, Sensor Networks and the emerging Internet of Things paradigm are playing a key role in the industry and in academic research. In this article we outline a common scenario, currently arising standards, and other emerging technologies having a direct impact on network architecture. In particular we introduce a novel network architecture based on an M2M Gateway and discuss it in relation to smart building applications. The proposed network architecture will improve services for users and will offer new opportunities for both service providers and network operators.
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2014
In recent years, awareness about the crucial role played by Critical Infrastructures has spread a... more In recent years, awareness about the crucial role played by Critical Infrastructures has spread among both public and private operators: traditional and emerging challenges threaten continuity of their services and, by consequence, the normal functioning of todays society. This paper aims at presenting the CRISADMIN project (CRitical Infrastructure Simulation of ADvanced Models on Interconnected Networks resilience) approach for modeling effects of critical infrastructures failures in case of unexpected events. For this purpose interdependencies among the Critical Infrastructures investigated. Energy, Transportation and Telecommunications have been modeled based on a System Dynamic approach. The final aim pursued through the CRISADMIN project is to provide decision makers with a prototype of a Decision Support System (DSS) useful to mitigate effects in emergencies situations tailored through case studies of floods and terrorist attacks occurred in Europe. The paper will also provide insight on project added value, such as the inclusion of social aspects for both the crisis management and the impact assessments in case of critical events.
2014 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2014
AEIT Annual Conference 2013, 2013
ABSTRACT Smart environments have many potential benefits, ranging from energetic efficiency to be... more ABSTRACT Smart environments have many potential benefits, ranging from energetic efficiency to better living for the impaired and seamless interaction with smart devices. The devices empowering smart buildings, and specifically Wireless Sensor Networks, have recently gained a lot of interest among academy, industry and standardization bodies. However, current devices are not yet ready for mass-deployment, mainly due to management and security issues. This paper deals with the analysis of these issues, proposing a suitable methodology to overcome present limitations.
2014 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), 2014
ABSTRACT Vertical approach still largely dominates smart devices systems. Even in IoT, proprietar... more ABSTRACT Vertical approach still largely dominates smart devices systems. Even in IoT, proprietary protocols and backend systems are still common. The presented solution aims at harmonizing different standards and architectures, improving sustainability and security. It also allows to use a IaaS approach to further enhance the sensor networks business model.
Trans. Emerging Tel. Tech., 2013
Meeting citizens' requirements economically and efficiently is the most important objective of Sm... more Meeting citizens' requirements economically and efficiently is the most important objective of Smart Cities. As a matter of fact, they are considered a key concept both for future Internet and information and communications technology. It is expected that a wide range of services will be made available for residential users (e.g. intelligent transportation systems, e-government, e-banking, e-commerce and smart management of energy demand), public administration entities, public safety and civil protection agencies and so on with increased quality, lower costs and reduced environmental impact. In order to achieve these ambitious objectives, new technologies should be developed such as non-invasive sensing, highly parallel processing, smart grids and mobile broadband communications. This paper considers the communication aspects of Smart City applications, specifically, the role of the latest developments of Long-Term Evolution-Advanced standard, which forecast the increase of broadband coverage by means of small cells. We shall demonstrate that the novel concept of small cell fully meets the emerging communication and networking requirements of future Smart Cities. To this aim, a feasible network architecture for future Smart Cities, based on small cells, will be discussed in the framework of a future smarter and user-centric perspective of forthcoming 4G mobile technologies.
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2014
In this paper we will delve with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on Cyber Securit... more In this paper we will delve with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on Cyber Security, dated January 2013. By reading such Act, we got the impression that, again, policy makers lack both systemic skills and nonetheless the ability to evaluate the impacts of their choices and assumptions before implementing their decisions. The Italian Cyber Security Act (DL.2013) basically establishes, in case of national security put under threat by a cyber menace, to recur to an inter-ministerial working group (Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic -CISR) which, in case of deep crises, should be able to take decisions in a timely and effective manner. In this paper, we won't argue about the effectiveness of such Board, which would have to be discussed by analysing on one hand the specific competences (if any) brought to the Board by the various official stakeholders and on the other by the processes put in place in order to favour the work to be carried out by such Board, rather we will argue about the inherent delays in the system ultimately even made worse by the need to activate such Board for certain critical decisions.
In this paper we deal with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on CyberSecurity (Janu... more In this paper we deal with the analysis of the Italian Presidential Decree on CyberSecurity (January 2013). Reading it, we had the impression that, again, policy makers lack systemic skills and the ability to evaluate the impacts of their choices and assumptions before implementing their decisions. The Italian Cyber Security Act (DL.2013) establishes, in case of cyberthreat to national security, to activate the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic (CISR), which should take decisions in a timely and effective manner. In this paper, we won't argue about the effectiveness of such board, which would have to be discussed by analysing both the specific competences brought to the Board by the various official stakeholders and by the processes put in place in order to favour the work carried out by such Board, rather we will discuss the inherent delays in the system ultimately made even worse by the need to activate such Board for certain critical decisions.
Critical Infrastructures are widely perceived as the backbone of today's society and awareness ab... more Critical Infrastructures are widely perceived as the backbone of today's society and awareness about their security needs is constantly growing. Due to the fact that infrastructures are no longer a public-authority monopoly, investments in security and resilience need to be proven effective and cost-efficient vis-à-vis the emerging challenging and the issues at stake. Decision makers need to assess their investments alternatives by means of scenario modelling tools, such as the CRISADMIN Decision Support System. The CRISADMIN project aim at realizing a DSS based on a system dynamic model of critical infrastructures' interdependencies, able to provide information on the impact of critical events on the infrastructures in object. The paper describe the CRISADMIN applied methodology to model Critical Infrastructures interdependencies, focusing specifically on the energy supply and telecommunication network.
In today's world ooding and bombing attacks can generate domino-eects due to the interconnected n... more In today's world ooding and bombing attacks can generate domino-eects due to the interconnected nature of Critical Infrastructures. To facilitate decisionmakers take successful decisions, many scholars support a kind of learning that emphasizes active engagement. An Interactive Learning Environment (ILE) is a computer-based simulation approach, based on System Dynamics, that promotes learning on decision-makers. System Dynamics is a methodology that represents a system under study, with which the decision-maker can gain insights into the system and test policies in a safe environment. To demonstrate the capabilities of System Dynamics and ILEs, two projects (CRISADMIN and ATTACS) are described. The purpose of the projects is to help decision-makers achieve better, more informed and more eective decisions when critical infrastructures are faced with disruptive, critical events.
Through this paper we will present the approach used in the CRISADMIN Project in order to first d... more Through this paper we will present the approach used in the CRISADMIN Project in order to first design a qualitative theoretical framework describing the context of the Crisis Management field, with a particular focus on Critical Infrastructure Protection. Then we will show how we moved from such a theoretical framework to a first qualitative but more grounded to reality model, by analysing the causal relationships among the various and most "meaningful" parts of three main infrastructures (those chosen to be part of the final model of the CRISADMIN DSS tool). Such infrastructures will be modelled according to the System Dynamics methodology and, in particular, in this first step of the modelling phase, we will show the qualitative modelling approach (that of Systems Thinking) which has been carried out by means of causal loop diagrams design and definition. Critical Infrastructures (CIs) are widely perceived as vital assets in today's society, daily supporting our work, economy and, broadly speaking, human interactions. In the 2008/114/EC Directive, the European Commission defines critical infrastructures as "an asset, system or part thereof located in Member States which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions".
A new "strange" research area is emerging, whose name is Policy Modeling, which is an interdiscip... more A new "strange" research area is emerging, whose name is Policy Modeling, which is an interdisciplinary "umbrella term" for a number of research fields, applications and technologies that can be applied in order to achieve the common goal of improving public decision--making in the age of complexity. It aims at making the policy--making cycle more effective and more intelligent, and at accelerating the learning path embedded in the policy cycle. However, as this area for research is relatively young, data is actually missing so a new interdisciplinary approach is also needed in order to shape this field. In fact, it has been shown that classical policy modeling still relies on classical impact assessment methodologies which have proved ineffective as to their inability to grasp the inherent non--linear, dynamic and complex nature of the problems affecting public governance, as well as to the difficulty to share the modeling 2nd International Symposium "SYSTEMS THINKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. Advancements in Economic and Managerial Theory and Practice" Rome 23-24, 2014 -Universitas Mercatorum This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3 2
2014 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2014
IEEE Wireless Communications, 2014
ABSTRACT At present, Sensor Networks and the emerging Internet of Things paradigm are playing a k... more ABSTRACT At present, Sensor Networks and the emerging Internet of Things paradigm are playing a key role in the industry and in academic research. In this article we outline a common scenario, currently arising standards, and other emerging technologies having a direct impact on network architecture. In particular we introduce a novel network architecture based on an M2M Gateway and discuss it in relation to smart building applications. The proposed network architecture will improve services for users and will offer new opportunities for both service providers and network operators.
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2014
In recent years, awareness about the crucial role played by Critical Infrastructures has spread a... more In recent years, awareness about the crucial role played by Critical Infrastructures has spread among both public and private operators: traditional and emerging challenges threaten continuity of their services and, by consequence, the normal functioning of todays society. This paper aims at presenting the CRISADMIN project (CRitical Infrastructure Simulation of ADvanced Models on Interconnected Networks resilience) approach for modeling effects of critical infrastructures failures in case of unexpected events. For this purpose interdependencies among the Critical Infrastructures investigated. Energy, Transportation and Telecommunications have been modeled based on a System Dynamic approach. The final aim pursued through the CRISADMIN project is to provide decision makers with a prototype of a Decision Support System (DSS) useful to mitigate effects in emergencies situations tailored through case studies of floods and terrorist attacks occurred in Europe. The paper will also provide insight on project added value, such as the inclusion of social aspects for both the crisis management and the impact assessments in case of critical events.
2014 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2014
AEIT Annual Conference 2013, 2013
ABSTRACT Smart environments have many potential benefits, ranging from energetic efficiency to be... more ABSTRACT Smart environments have many potential benefits, ranging from energetic efficiency to better living for the impaired and seamless interaction with smart devices. The devices empowering smart buildings, and specifically Wireless Sensor Networks, have recently gained a lot of interest among academy, industry and standardization bodies. However, current devices are not yet ready for mass-deployment, mainly due to management and security issues. This paper deals with the analysis of these issues, proposing a suitable methodology to overcome present limitations.
2014 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), 2014
ABSTRACT Vertical approach still largely dominates smart devices systems. Even in IoT, proprietar... more ABSTRACT Vertical approach still largely dominates smart devices systems. Even in IoT, proprietary protocols and backend systems are still common. The presented solution aims at harmonizing different standards and architectures, improving sustainability and security. It also allows to use a IaaS approach to further enhance the sensor networks business model.
Trans. Emerging Tel. Tech., 2013
Meeting citizens' requirements economically and efficiently is the most important objective of Sm... more Meeting citizens' requirements economically and efficiently is the most important objective of Smart Cities. As a matter of fact, they are considered a key concept both for future Internet and information and communications technology. It is expected that a wide range of services will be made available for residential users (e.g. intelligent transportation systems, e-government, e-banking, e-commerce and smart management of energy demand), public administration entities, public safety and civil protection agencies and so on with increased quality, lower costs and reduced environmental impact. In order to achieve these ambitious objectives, new technologies should be developed such as non-invasive sensing, highly parallel processing, smart grids and mobile broadband communications. This paper considers the communication aspects of Smart City applications, specifically, the role of the latest developments of Long-Term Evolution-Advanced standard, which forecast the increase of broadband coverage by means of small cells. We shall demonstrate that the novel concept of small cell fully meets the emerging communication and networking requirements of future Smart Cities. To this aim, a feasible network architecture for future Smart Cities, based on small cells, will be discussed in the framework of a future smarter and user-centric perspective of forthcoming 4G mobile technologies.
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2014