Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures

David M. Nicol

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37670-3_2

Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures

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Abstract

We consider the problem of quantifying the potential for an adversary to move through the computer/communication network controlling a critical infrastructure. Quantification is needed to describe the risk to the critical infrastructure of cyber penetration in terms understandable to the owners/operators of the critical infrastructure. We identify several specific challenges, and conclude without having solved the problem, but having pointed the way towards some possible solutions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Critical Information Infrastructures Security - 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Simin Nadjm-Tehrani
Publisher	Springer
Pages	18-28
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783030376697
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37670-3_2
State	Published - 2020
Event	14th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, CRITIS 2019 - Linköping, Sweden Duration: Sep 23 2019 → Sep 25 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11777 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, CRITIS 2019
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Linköping
Period	9/23/19 → 9/25/19

Keywords

Critical infrastructures
Cyber-security
Metrics

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Nicol, D. M. (2020). Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures. In S. Nadjm-Tehrani (Ed.), Critical Information Infrastructures Security - 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 18-28). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11777 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37670-3_2

Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures. / Nicol, David M.
Critical Information Infrastructures Security - 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Simin Nadjm-Tehrani. Springer, 2020. p. 18-28 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11777 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Nicol, DM 2020, Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures. in S Nadjm-Tehrani (ed.), Critical Information Infrastructures Security - 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11777 LNCS, Springer, pp. 18-28, 14th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security, CRITIS 2019, Linköping, Sweden, 9/23/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37670-3_2

Nicol DM. Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures. In Nadjm-Tehrani S, editor, Critical Information Infrastructures Security - 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. 2020. p. 18-28. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-37670-3_2

Nicol, David M. / Challenges in quantifying an adversary’s cyber access to critical infrastructures. Critical Information Infrastructures Security - 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Simin Nadjm-Tehrani. Springer, 2020. pp. 18-28 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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