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Cyber security management model for critical infrastructure
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Cybersecurity Risk Management Frameworks for Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber threats that can disrupt essential services and impact national security. This research provides a comprehensive review of existing cybersecurity risk management frameworks-including NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), ISO/IEC 27000 (International Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission 27000 series), COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology), and ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)-to evaluate their effectiveness in protecting critical infrastructures. We introduce aerospace methodologies to enhance cybersecurity risk management, improving the reliability and stability of industrial control systems without compromising performance. A decision environment model is developed to assist organizations in selecting the most appropriate frameworks and tools based on their specific needs. The applicability of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework's magic quadrant is demonstrated as an effective tool for risk management across various sectors.Through detailed case studies in the Energy, Healthcare, and Transportation sectors, we highlight the practical challenges and successes in implementing these frameworks. Our findings suggest that integrating the adaptability of the NIST Framework, the governance strengths of COBIT, the comprehensive standards of ISO/IEC 27000, and the service management focus of ITIL results in a balanced and robust approach to cybersecurity risk management. We also address emerging challenges posed by technological innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the need for frameworks to evolve accordingly. The paper concludes with recommendations for enhancing collaboration between government and industry stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructures against evolving cyber threats.
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Critical infrastructure protection has emerged as a cornerstone of national and global security in an increasingly interconnected digital landscape. This comprehensive article analysis explores the multifaceted approaches required to protect vital infrastructure systems from evolving cyber threats while ensuring operational resilience. The article examines the complex interplay between advanced technological solutions, regulatory frameworks, and public-private partnerships in establishing robust defense mechanisms. Through a detailed analysis of threat landscapes, security frameworks, and emerging technologies, this article demonstrates the critical importance of adaptive security strategies that encompass both technical and organizational aspects of infrastructure protection. The article highlights the pivotal role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in enhancing threat detection capabilities while emphasizing the challenges of workforce development and international cooperation. Special attention is given to the implementation of zero-trust architectures, supply chain risk management, and the development of effective incident response protocols. The article underscores the need for continuous evolution in protection strategies, supported by strong policy frameworks and international collaboration, to ensure the resilience of critical infrastructure against sophisticated cyber threats. This article contributes to the growing body of knowledge on critical infrastructure protection by providing actionable insights and recommendations for strengthening security postures across essential sectors while maintaining operational effectiveness.
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Cybersecurity for Infrastructure: A Critical Analysis
Florida State University Law Review, 2017
Nations and their citizens rely on infrastructures. Their incapacitation or destruction could prevent nations from protecting themselves from threats, cause substantial economic harm, and even result in the loss of life. Therefore, safeguarding these infrastructures is an obvious strategic task for any sovereign state. While the need to protect critical infrastructures (CIs) is far from novel, digitization brings new challenges as well as increased cyber-risks. This need is self-evident; yet, the optimal policy regime is debatable. The United States and other nations have thus far opted for very light regulation, merely encouraging voluntary steps while choosing to intervene only in a handful of sectors. Over the past few years, several novel laws and regulations addressing this emerging issue have been legislated. Yet, the overall trajectory of limited regulatory intervention has not changed. With that, the wisdom of such a limited regulatory framework must be revisited and possibly reconsidered. This Article fills an important gap in the legal literature by contributing to and promoting this debate on cyber-risk regulation of CIs, while mapping out the relevant rights, options, and interests this ‘critical’ debate entails and setting forth a regulatory blueprint that balances the relevant factors and considerations. The Article begins in Part II by defining CIs and cyber risks and explaining why cyber risk requires a reassessment of CI protection strategies. Part III describes the means used by the United States and several other nations to address cyber risks of CIs. Part IV examines a market-based approach with minimal governmental intervention to critical infrastructure cyber-regulation, along with the various market failures, highlighting assorted minimal measures to correct these problems. It further examines these limited forms of regulation, which merely strive to bridge information and expertise barriers, assign ex post liability for security-related harms, or provide other specific incentives — and finds them all insufficient. Part V continues the normative evaluation of CI cyber-protection models, focusing on ex ante approaches, which require more intrusive government involvement in terms of setting and enforcing standards. It discusses several concerns with this regulatory strategy, including the lack of governmental expertise, regulatory capture, compromised rights, lack of transparency, and the centralization of authority. Finally, in Part VI, the Article proposes a blueprint for CI cyber protection that goes beyond the mere voluntary regulatory strategy applied today.
Critical Infrastructure Security – the ICT Dimension Main Partner Strategic Partner
Acknowledging the fundamental importance of CI for national security, the Kosciusko Institute decided to devote the present report to the problem of its protection focusing primarily on cyber security of CI due to its growing role and signi cance. Our ambition is that the report contribute to the on-going debate over CI protection especially in the context of cyber criminality. The main objective of the report is to provide entities directly responsible for CI protection with recommendations improving security. The recommendations have been developed following an analysis of factors in uencing both CI protection in its general aspect as well as ICT security of CI. The factors were selected from individual chapters in the report and consti- tute their most important element.