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Roberto Lacalarantegui - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • methodologies and applications for critical infrastructure protection state of the art
    Energy Policy, 2011
    Co-Authors: Jose M Yusta, Gabriel J Correa, Roberto Lacalarantegui
    Abstract:

    This work provides an update of the state-of-the-art on energy security relating to critical infrastructure protection. For this purpose, this survey is based upon the conceptual view of OECD countries, and specifically in accordance with EU Directive 114/08/EC on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures, and on the 2009 US National infrastructure protection Plan. The review discusses the different definitions of energy security, critical infrastructure and key resources, and shows some of the experie`nces in countries considered as international reference on the subject, including some information-sharing issues. In addition, the paper carries out a complete review of current methodologies, software applications and modelling techniques around critical infrastructure protection in accordance with their functionality in a risk management framework. The study of threats and vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure systems shows two important trends in methodologies and modelling. A first trend relates to the identification of methods, techniques, tools and diagrams to describe the current state of infrastructure. The other trend accomplishes a dynamic behaviour of the infrastructure systems by means of simulation techniques including systems dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation, multi-agent systems, etc.

Peter Langendoerfer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • application of wireless sensor networks in critical infrastructure protection challenges and design options
    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2010
    Co-Authors: Levente Buttyan, Dennis Gessner, Alban Hessler, Peter Langendoerfer
    Abstract:

    The protection of critical infrastructures provides an interesting application area for wireless sensor networks. Threats such as natural catastrophes, criminal or terrorist attacks against CIs are increasingly reported. The large-scale nature of CIs requires a scalable and low-cost technology for improving CI monitoring and surveillance. WSNs are a promising candidate to fulfill these requirements, but if the WSN becomes part of the CI in order to improve its reliability, then the dependability of the WSN itself needs to be significantly improved first. In this article we discuss the challenges and potential solutions to achieve dependability of WSNs taking into account accidental failures as well as intentional attacks. We inspect the whole system starting from individual sensor nodes via the protocol stack to the middleware layer above.

  • application of wireless sensor networks in critical infrastructure protection challenges and design options security and privacy in emerging wireless networks
    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2010
    Co-Authors: Levente Buttyan, Dennis Gessner, Alban Hessler, Peter Langendoerfer
    Abstract:

    The protection of critical infrastructures provides an interesting application area for wireless sensor networks. Threats such as natural catastrophes, criminal or terrorist attacks against CIs are increasingly reported. The large-scale nature of CIs requires a scalable and low-cost technology for improving CI monitoring and surveillance. WSNs are a promising candidate to fulfill these requirements, but if the WSN becomes part of the CI in order to improve its reliability, then the dependability of the WSN itself needs to be significantly improved first. In this article we discuss the challenges and potential solutions to achieve dependability of WSNs taking into account accidental failures as well as intentional attacks. We inspect the whole system starting from individual sensor nodes via the protocol stack to the middleware layer above.

Jose M Yusta - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • methodologies and applications for critical infrastructure protection state of the art
    Energy Policy, 2011
    Co-Authors: Jose M Yusta, Gabriel J Correa, Roberto Lacalarantegui
    Abstract:

    This work provides an update of the state-of-the-art on energy security relating to critical infrastructure protection. For this purpose, this survey is based upon the conceptual view of OECD countries, and specifically in accordance with EU Directive 114/08/EC on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures, and on the 2009 US National infrastructure protection Plan. The review discusses the different definitions of energy security, critical infrastructure and key resources, and shows some of the experie`nces in countries considered as international reference on the subject, including some information-sharing issues. In addition, the paper carries out a complete review of current methodologies, software applications and modelling techniques around critical infrastructure protection in accordance with their functionality in a risk management framework. The study of threats and vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure systems shows two important trends in methodologies and modelling. A first trend relates to the identification of methods, techniques, tools and diagrams to describe the current state of infrastructure. The other trend accomplishes a dynamic behaviour of the infrastructure systems by means of simulation techniques including systems dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation, multi-agent systems, etc.

Georgios Giannopoulos - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Analysis of critical infrastructure Network Failure in the European Union: A Combined Systems Engineering and Economic Model
    Networks and Spatial Economics, 2014
    Co-Authors: Olaf Jonkeren, Ivano Azzini, Luca Galbusera, Stavros Ntalampiras, Georgios Giannopoulos
    Abstract:

    Over the past few years, the European Commission has placed critical infrastructure protection under the spotlight. Therefore, the Joint Research Centre is developing a tool to estimate the economic impact of critical infrastructure (CI) network failure, resulting from a hazard, on the regional or national level. This tool, which is presented in this study, is a combined Systems Engineering and Dynamic Inoperability Input–output model (SE-DIIM). The resilience of infrastructures and economic sectors, in terms of their ability to withstand and recover from disruptions, is included in the model. We discuss the model by analyzing the economic losses incurred in the 2003 Italian electricity network outage. The losses are estimated at both national and regional levels i.e. northern, central and southern parts of Italy and Sicily with a focus on 9 CI’s. We estimate that the economic loss for the case study under consideration is between €46 million and €173 million. We conclude that the combination of the SE and the DIIM components provides a complete framework for assessing the economic impact of critical infrastructure network failure on the national or regional level taking account of resilience.

Levente Buttyan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • application of wireless sensor networks in critical infrastructure protection challenges and design options
    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2010
    Co-Authors: Levente Buttyan, Dennis Gessner, Alban Hessler, Peter Langendoerfer
    Abstract:

    The protection of critical infrastructures provides an interesting application area for wireless sensor networks. Threats such as natural catastrophes, criminal or terrorist attacks against CIs are increasingly reported. The large-scale nature of CIs requires a scalable and low-cost technology for improving CI monitoring and surveillance. WSNs are a promising candidate to fulfill these requirements, but if the WSN becomes part of the CI in order to improve its reliability, then the dependability of the WSN itself needs to be significantly improved first. In this article we discuss the challenges and potential solutions to achieve dependability of WSNs taking into account accidental failures as well as intentional attacks. We inspect the whole system starting from individual sensor nodes via the protocol stack to the middleware layer above.

  • application of wireless sensor networks in critical infrastructure protection challenges and design options security and privacy in emerging wireless networks
    IEEE Wireless Communications, 2010
    Co-Authors: Levente Buttyan, Dennis Gessner, Alban Hessler, Peter Langendoerfer
    Abstract:

    The protection of critical infrastructures provides an interesting application area for wireless sensor networks. Threats such as natural catastrophes, criminal or terrorist attacks against CIs are increasingly reported. The large-scale nature of CIs requires a scalable and low-cost technology for improving CI monitoring and surveillance. WSNs are a promising candidate to fulfill these requirements, but if the WSN becomes part of the CI in order to improve its reliability, then the dependability of the WSN itself needs to be significantly improved first. In this article we discuss the challenges and potential solutions to achieve dependability of WSNs taking into account accidental failures as well as intentional attacks. We inspect the whole system starting from individual sensor nodes via the protocol stack to the middleware layer above.