Critical Infrastructure Protection in Developing Countries

Technology Sector ◽

Massive Growth ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Use Of Internet

Not all infrastructures are critical. In most countries' definitions, a critical infrastructure (CI) is a collection of indispensable assets that provide an essential support for economic and social well-being, for public safety and for the functioning of key government responsibilities. CI assets can be classified into three broad categories: Physical, Cybernetic and Human. In the present era, Information and Communication Technology sector (e.g., Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things) can be regarded as the backbone of the economies of developed and the developing countries worldwide since they provide basic services to all segments of a society. Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) is a concept du jour in many developed countries. The present chapter discusses the method of protecting critical infrastructures in developing countries. It observes many developing countries experiencing massive growth in Internet capacity and the use of Internet-based technologies. Attacks on the information infrastructure can severely affect the ability of a country to function effectively.

Construction Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection: Significance, Overlaps, and Proposed Action Plan

10.20944/preprints202005.0213.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Borja García de Soto ◽

Alexandru Georgescu ◽

Bharadwaj Mantha ◽

Žiga Turk ◽

Abel Maciel

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Action Plan ◽

Well Being ◽

Cyber Attacks ◽

Economic Damage ◽

Worst Case ◽

Digital Assets

The umbrella concept for the current efforts to digitize construction is known as Construction 4.0. One of its key concepts is cyber-physical systems. The construction industry is not only creating increasingly valuable digital assets (in addition to physical ones) but also the buildings and built infrastructures are increasingly monitored and controlled using digital technology. Both make construction a vulnerable target of cyber-attacks. While the damage to digital assets, such as designs and cost calculations, may result in economic damage, attacks on digitally-controlled physical assets may damage the well-being of occupants and, in worst-case scenarios, even damage (or death) to the users. The problem is amplified by the emerging cyber-physical nature of the systems, where the human checks may be left out. We propose that construction learns from the work done in the context of critical infrastructures (CI). First, a lot of CI is construction-related, and the process of designing and building it must be secured accordingly. Second, while most assets may not be critical in the CI sense, they are critical to the operations of a business and the lives of citizens. In the end, we recommend some steps so that well-established processes of critical infrastructure protection trickle down to make Construction 4.0 and the built environment more cyber-secure. With that in mind, we describe the possible inclusion of Construction 4.0 considerations into existing critical infrastructure protection (CIP) frameworks with minimum frictions. We also propose some suggestions regarding possible future courses of action to improve the increasingly vulnerable cyber-security environment of the built environment across all life cycle phases - design, construction, operation, maintenance, and end of life.

A New Approach To The European Programme For Critical Infrastructure Protection

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION ◽

10.1515/kbo-2015-0022 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 135-142

Author(s):

Gheorghe Udeanu

Keyword(s):

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Well Being ◽

The European Union ◽

Security Strategy ◽

New Approach ◽

National Security Strategy ◽

High Level ◽

European Programme

Abstract Critical infrastructure protection is the only way of ensuring the continuity of critical services in the society. A European critical infrastructure means “an asset, a system or part of it, located on the territory of the 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 [1].” To ensure a high level of protection of the European critical infrastructures and by increasing their resilience (against all of the threats and hazards) the consequences of the loss of services of the society as a whole can be reduced. At the same time, these are the objectives of the Stockholm Program [2] and of the National Security Strategy of the European Union [3].

FORMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FEATURES OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OBJECTS OF UKRAINE

Information and Public Safety ◽

10.53029/2786-4529-2020-1-5 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 48-55

Author(s):

Olena Afanasieva

Keyword(s):

Power Plants ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Local Level ◽

Well Being ◽

The State ◽

State System ◽

Civil Protection ◽

Definition Of

Olena Afanasieva, Oleksii Basmanov, Serhii Novikov FORMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FEATURES OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OBJECTS OF UKRAINE The paper identifies the main provisions of the methodological apparatus of civil protection in relation to the paradigm - the object of critical infrastructure, taking into account the characteristics of potentially dangerous objects and the regulatory framework of Ukraine. The nature of the origin of the paradigm "object of critical infrastructure" is considered. Global trends in the formation of the paradigm of "critical infrastructure object" in the context of solving problems of civil protection are identified. The existing domestic legislative basis for the formation of a modern type of paradigm "critical infrastructure object" in the context of solving problems of civil protection is analyzed. The latter made it possible to determine the following - to date, and in the European Union has formed a definition of critical infrastructure, which includes physical objects, resources, services and information technology, networks and other infrastructure assets, violation or destruction of which leads to serious consequences for the health, safety and economic well-being of citizens and to the disruption of the effective functioning of government. Ukraine has passed and is in force laws that to some extent provide for measures to prevent emergencies caused by accidents and catastrophes at protected potentially dangerous facilities, the consequences of which can lead to infection, disease and death. Therefore, as a definition of critical infrastructure in the work, it is proposed to identify a set of enterprises, networks, systems, failure or disruption of which can cause loss of management and cause serious damage at the national, regional or local level. It includes nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, chemical and petrochemical plants, metallurgical plants and many other state-owned enterprises and private strategic institutions, which are not only protected, but also have special organizational and technical systems of physical protection. At the next stage of the work, the authors plan to join the development of the State system of critical infrastructure protection, which should include: creation of a state system of critical infrastructure protection; to determine the state structure responsible for the coordination of activities for the protection of critical infrastructure; to form the basis of public-private partnership and resource provision in the field of critical infrastructure protection; to promote the development of international cooperation in the field of critical infrastructure protection. Key words: emergency situation, object of critical infrastructure, civil protection, normative-legal basis