Anotated Bibliography Context of protecting National Infrastructure. 1300 words
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Karabacak, B., Yildirim, S. O., & Baykal, N. (2016). A vulnerability-driven cyber
security maturity model for measuring national critical infrastructure protection. Retrieved
from; https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/yayin/1edd5a75-ee49-4547-98e3-e1737d6a2925/a-vulnerability-driven-cyber-security-maturity-model-for-measuring-national-critical-infrastructure-protection-preparedness
In this article, the author utilized a previously conducted study in completing a study on how the use of technology in the protection of national infrastructures. The author begins by defining the strategic used of technology in the protection of national infrastructure. Through the article, the author brings forth the common challenges that the use of technology goes through and how it has posed significant challenges in the protection of national infrastructure. With the current trend in the economy, today technological advancement is the best option that can be used to improve security.
The author illustrates the importance of integrating the use of technology in infrastructure safeguarding. The author also illustrates the importance of the responsibility goal setting. According to the author, this responsibility mainly lies under administrations. The author indicates there is a motive that they shrink the weakness of confidentiality. The challenge of confidentiality has been mentioned by the authors and the researchers as the main challenge that has affected confidentiality. The author indicated that responsibility and confidentiality should be maintained. Some of the areas covered were the commercial properties as well as the commercial sectors of the reserved areas and the information actions. The author also indicated the challenges that the administration experiences in ensuring critical infrastructure protection.
Baggett, R. K., & Simpkins, B. K. (2018). Homeland security and critical
infrastructure protection. ABC-CLIO. Retrieved from;
https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5329C
In this article, the author and the researchers focus greatly on the general approach for homeland security. According to the author, there is approximately 85% of the state structure in the US that is privately owned and there are inadequate arcade strategies that are needed in ensuring that there is saving in the defence. The author explores these strategies in the article thus realizing what the defence forces mean as well as their importance and how they can be utilized in surfing the strategies of improving the national infrastructure security. The article focuses on the interdependence of the article through a commercial, technical as well as the communal course. The globalization of these courses is used to strengthen as well as improved the technological impacts that are illustrated by the author. The author indicates that the use of cyber as a strategy that needs to be focused on to ensure that the protection of national infrastructure is improved. This strategy is to be applied to both the private as well as public sectors. The author indicates the importance of these researchers as well as the expected challenges that are associated and are wholly influenced by cyber threats. Cybersecurity has been one of the main ways of ensuring there is the protection of the national infrastructure, yet it has also indicated to be the most vulnerable strategy that can be used.
Laugé, A., Hernantes, J., & Sarriegi, J. M. (2015). Critical infrastructure dependencies: A holistic, dynamic and quantitative approach. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, 8, 16-23. Retrieved from; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269820703_Critical_Infrastructure_Dependencies_A_Holistic_Dynamic_and_Quantitative_Approach
The authors and the researchers of this article dwell on how technological advancements play a major role in improving national infrastructure security. The author begins by illustrating how the current technology has been used to ensure the surety of national infrastructure is in place. The author indicated how technology has been used in the past and the possible advancements that can be made on the tech to ensure that the security is enhanced protecting the national resources from the speculated threats. Moreover, the author further details the security threats that have been identified in the past and how they were handles. The author reviews the measures that were used and tries to stricter ways in which these attacks can be avoided in the future. The first stem and the major step that is identified by the author is the advancement of the technology. Some of the cases that have been covered through the article are how water treatment companies have been ruptured and pounced by the terrorists as well as the computer-generated activities. The author also illustrates how the public transport system has been affected by Information Technology and how cyber terrorists have used cybercrimes in creating chaos during the peak travel periods. The author indicates that the importance of this research has been useful to the federal government as well as to the private sector through the involvement of the risk and the strategies that have been utilized in overcoming the threats.
Lewis, T. G. (2014). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security:
defending a networked nation. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from;
The authors and the researchers focus on a unique scientific approach that can be used in enhancing the protection of national infrastructure. However, the author also followed the illustration with the illustration of the main challenges that the approach experiences. The theory behind the author's research is Information Communication and the technology systems which are used in ensuring the security is enhanced as well as increase the security threats through cyber threats. The author illustrated with a number of cases how cybercriminals have used highly confidential information to pose security risks to the national infrastructure.
However, the author addresses the issues through identifying the national infrastructure with the most appropriate measure that can be undertaken in ensuring that the security is implemented. Some of the challenges that are posed by the author can easily be solved while other strategies need advanced help to ensure that the security is up to the right measure. The article is mentioned to be of great value to the corporate, government agency as well as the military professional that are tacked with the responsibility of ensuring that the protection of the infrastructure is implemented right. To solve some of the challenges such as resource allocation the author indicated some measures that the analysts can use in allocating the finances to ensure there is a reduction of risk irrespective of the industrial sector.
Alcaraz, C., & Zeadally, S. (2015). Critical infrastructure protection: Requirements
and challenges for the 21st century. International journal of critical infrastructure protection,
8,53-66. Retrieved from;
The author and the researchers of this article begin by recognizing that there are measures that are set up by the federal government with the intention of issuing protection. The author begins by reviewing these existing measures and identifying the main loopholes that have been identified in the past. The author then issues these identified issues to ensure that there are other identified measures that can be used to replace them. Some of the measures that the author identifies are preparation as a measure to ensure that they are ready in case of an attack or insecurity issues. The research relied on an already conducted research earlier on. The research that was used was on how homeland security has been used in ensuring that there is preparedness. The author further indicates the control measures that have been used in the past in cases such as terrorist attacks or a natural disaster. The author's main idea is to integrate the public security sector and the private security sector on the matter that involves the protection of national security. The article further explores the key measures that are in place and as well as predict how these measures can perform in case of implementation. The author info can be used by both the private and the public sector to ensure that the security is improved through the sharing and borrowing of ideas. The article main focus is the preparedness and the reliability of the security measures that are in place.
Clark, R. M., & Hakim, S. (2017). Protecting critical infrastructure at the state,
provincial, and local levels: Issues in cyber-physical security. In Cyber-Physical Security (pp.
1-17). Springer, Cham. Retrieved from;
The authors and the researchers of this article focus mainly on the importance of preparation as a measure of safeguarding national infrastructure. According to the author through the article, there are key issues that are common and need to be addressed through readiness as a measure of ensuring the infrastructure is safeguarded. The article illustrates the measures and the various strategies that can be used in safeguarding national infrastructure. According to the national infrastructure resource board of the resource, there is protection depends on the function and the schemes that are needed to ensure delivery and protection occur.
The article also focuses on the importance of the integration of the public and private sectors. The research plays a major role in both the federal government as well as the public in understanding the role they play in enhancing national infrastructure security. The article indicates their direct and indirect influence. The article further illustrates the role technology plays in ensuring the protection of national infrastructure. It also outlined the key challenges and the espouser that is indicated by national resources. There are treats such as cybercrimes that create vulnerability to the protection procedure. However, it illustrates the measures that the private sector uses in developing their protection process and how they can be integrated with the public sector by the federal government to improve the cyber security to minimize the risks outlined.
