It Takes Two to Tango

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heiko Borchert
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public And Private Stakeholders ◽  
Core Issues

This article focuses on the information requirements of public and private stakeholders engaged in critical infrastructure protection (CIP).With its emphasis on information management rather than information sharing, the article builds on existing research suggesting that the notion of information sharing inadvertently renders cooperation more difficult as it evokes impressions of information “dominance” rather than joint information ownership. The article proposes a joint public-private information management agenda based on core issues providing actionable information to tackle immediate threats and crosscutting issues looking at the long-term issues that are relevant to understand the overall context in which critical infrastructure development occurs.

scholarly journals Public-Private Partnerships for Information Sharing in the Security Sector: What's in It for Me?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Van Goethem ◽  
Marleen Easton
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Security Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Private Actors

There is little research on public-private information sharing partnerships within the security sector and the benefits it may bring to both sectors. This contribution uses insights from previous research on the benefits of public-private partnerships from organisational science, information management, innovation economics, and technology studies to examine whether they are also valid within the security sector. In a first phase, this analytical framework is used to screen insights from partners involved in triple-helix collaboration in the field of innovation, technology and security. In a second phase, in-depth interviews are conducted with public and private actors involved in setting up a pilot project where information exchange is central. The research results show that traditional benefits such as increased effectiveness, efficiency, improved relationships, creation of learning opportunities and obtaining a strategic, operational, and/or economic advantage that were found in other contexts are also confirmed in the security sector. In addition, Belgian security actors saw improved decision-making and service delivery, increased personnel safety and a more integrated security chain as potential benefits. Understanding these benefits may facilitate the design of future public-private partnerships in the security sector.

Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure Protection

2016 ◽  
pp. 287-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Čaleta
Keyword(s):  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Infrastructure Protection ◽  
The Public

The globalisation of the world, and thus indirectly of security, poses serious dilemmas for the modern society about how to continue basing its development on the fundamental requirements related to the free movement of goods, services and people, and, on the other hand, about how to keep threats at an acceptable risk level. The emergence of asymmetric forms of threat to national and international security is based on completely different assumptions and perceptions of the basic concepts of providing security. The changing social conditions and tensions caused by the rapid technological development found particular social environments totally unprepared for confronting the new global security situation and, above all, the newly-emerging complex security threats. The integration of critical infrastructure protection processes into a comprehensive system of national security provision at the national and consequently the international level will be a very demanding project in terms of coordination and awareness of the necessity or regulating that area. In addition, it will represent a very significant shift in the attitude and mentality of all the participants involved. This paper addresses in detail some important dilemmas and factors which have a strong impact on the level of awareness, cooperation and confidence of all partners in the public and private environment that share the need for the protection of critical infrastructure.

scholarly journals State regulation of critical infrastructure

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
pp. 72-92
Author(s):  
Vasyl KUDRJASHOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Distribution Of Powers

The analysis of state regulation of critical infrastructure development in Ukraine is carried out. It is noted that the creation of a regulatory framework for solving such problems is at an early stage. The draft laws on critical infrastructure submitted to the parliament contain definitions of the terms used in the regulation of the formation and development of critical infrastructure, tasks of state policy for critical infrastructure protection, certain principles of its operation, provisions on the establishment of critical infrastructure protection authorities, At the same time, there are no provisions on defining the basic principles of formation and development of critical infrastructure, the procedure for establishing and operating institutions to ensure its functionality, distribution of powers and responsibilities between them, the use of mechanisms to regulate the provision of critical infrastructure. The developed documents contain provisions that relate mainly to the protection of critical infrastructure, rather than its formation and development as a whole infrastructure. It is proposed (taking into account foreign experience) to determine the content of critical infrastructure, taking into account the state of its functionality and the provision of critical services. It is recommended to extend the scope of public policy to the development of critical infrastructure in general, and not to limit it only to issues of its protection. Attention is drawn to the need to regulate the conditions of involvement of participants in the provision of critical services, coordination of their activities, exchange of information and more. It is noted that the submitted bills did not address the issues of financial support of critical infrastructure and its state regulation. The adoption of the Critical Infrastructure Development Strategy, the implementation of the National Program, as well as the National Plan for their implementation are not envisaged. Amendments to the considered bills on the development of critical infrastructure and its protection in Ukraine are proposed.

scholarly journals Strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure: domestic realities and international cooperation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-68
Author(s):  
Kateryna KLYMENKO ◽  
◽  
Maksym SAVOSTIANENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Infrastructure Protection ◽  
State And Local

The article emphasizes that the creation of a state system of critical infrastructure protection requires legal regulation of the basic principles of its operation, the introduction of common approaches to the management of system facilities at the state and local levels, defining the principles of interaction between state bodies and society. and citizens. Specific problematic aspects of the sphere of critical infrastructure protection in the process of reform are considered, among which: lack of a unified national system of critical infrastructure protection; insufficiency and inconsistency of normative-legal regulation on protection of systems and objects of critical infrastructure; lack of a state body responsible for coordinating actions in the field of critical infrastructure protection, uncertainty of powers, tasks and responsibilities of central executive bodies and other state bodies in the field of critical infrastructure protection, as well as rights, duties and responsibilities of owners (managers) critical infrastructure; underdeveloped public-private partnership in the field of critical infrastructure protection and uncertainty of sources of funding for critical infrastructure protection measures, insufficient level of international cooperation in the field of critical infrastructure protection. Some issues of strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure in the context of cooperation with IFI`s have been studied. The authors consider the financing of infrastructure development projects implemented in Ukraine through borrowings raised by Ukraine from international partners, including the EBRD, the World Bank, KfW and others. The need to adopt the draft Law of Ukraine “On Critical Infrastructure” № 5219 was emphasized. To support the critical infrastructure protection management system, it is proposed to adopt a Critical Infrastructure Protection Management Strategy for the medium term until 2025, which will form the basis for sustainable and inclusive development of the critical infrastructure protection system and the national economy in general.

scholarly journals PURA-SCIS Protocol: A Novel Solution for Cloud-Based Information Sharing Protection for Sectoral Organizations

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2347
Author(s):  
Fandi Aditya Putra ◽  
Kalamullah Ramli ◽  
Nur Hayati ◽  
Teddy Surya Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Private Information ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Data Privacy ◽  
Privacy Preservation ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Public Verifiability

Over recent years, the incidence of data breaches and cyberattacks has increased significantly. This has highlighted the need for sectoral organizations to share information about such events so that lessons can be learned to mitigate the prevalence and severity of cyber incidents against other organizations. Sectoral organizations embody a governance relationship between cross-sector public and private entities, called public-private partnerships (PPPs). However, organizations are hesitant to share such information due to a lack of trust and business-critical confidentially issues. This problem occurs because of the absence of any protocols that guarantee privacy protection and protect sensitive information. To address this issue, this paper proposes a novel protocol, Putra-Ramli Secure Cyber-incident Information Sharing (PURA-SCIS), to secure cyber incident information sharing. PURA-SCIS has been designed to offer exceptional data and privacy protection and run on the cloud services of sectoral organizations. The relationship between organizations in PURA-SCIS is symmetrical, where the entities must collectively maintain the security of classified cyber incident information. Furthermore, the organizations must be legitimate entities in the PURA-SCIS protocol. The Scyther tool was used for protocol verification in PURA-SCIS. The experimental results showed that the proposed PURA-SCIS protocol provided good security properties, including public verifiability for all entities, blockless verification, data privacy preservation, identity privacy preservation and traceability, and private information sharing. PURA-SCIS also provided a high degree of confidentiality to protect the security and integrity of cyber-incident-related information exchanged among sectoral organizations via cloud services.

Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure Protection

2019 ◽  
pp. 615-632
Author(s):  
Denis Čaleta
Keyword(s):  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Infrastructure Protection ◽  
The Public

The globalisation of the world, and thus indirectly of security, poses serious dilemmas for the modern society about how to continue basing its development on the fundamental requirements related to the free movement of goods, services and people, and, on the other hand, about how to keep threats at an acceptable risk level. The emergence of asymmetric forms of threat to national and international security is based on completely different assumptions and perceptions of the basic concepts of providing security. The changing social conditions and tensions caused by the rapid technological development found particular social environments totally unprepared for confronting the new global security situation and, above all, the newly-emerging complex security threats. The integration of critical infrastructure protection processes into a comprehensive system of national security provision at the national and consequently the international level will be a very demanding project in terms of coordination and awareness of the necessity or regulating that area. In addition, it will represent a very significant shift in the attitude and mentality of all the participants involved. This paper addresses in detail some important dilemmas and factors which have a strong impact on the level of awareness, cooperation and confidence of all partners in the public and private environment that share the need for the protection of critical infrastructure.

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