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Scott,
Thank you for your post. It was hard for me to pick the most vulnerable critical infrastructure
because every one of them is important. Although I did not pick the one you did, I concur with
the importance of the information technology and communications sectors that you chose. As
you mentioned, everyone is using internet nowadays. The number of internet users since 2011
was only in European Union over 300 million and the highest percentage of internet users is in
North America, 78 percent (Kirillova et al., 2017).
Since all networks are interconnected, communication and information sharing between the
private sector and the government is crucial (Gunzel, 2017).
In 2017, Global Economic Crime Report disclosed that cybercrimes account for 31 percent in the
U.S. corporations. Companies affected by cyberattacks are at a huge monetary loss. Not only do
they have to repair the damage of the attack and invest in better security control but can also face
lawsuits, lose customers, etc. (Krishan, 2018).
All the security enhancements you recommended are great. I found an article that recommends
that government hires hacktivists from groups like Anonymous and LulzSec, who have
tremendous skills and have proven them by hacking into some of the supposedly impenetrable
websites like the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation website,
etc. Hence, instead of prosecuting members of those groups, agencies should rather use them as
assets to help protect our national security (Padmanabhan, 2012). Although that is only possible
if we ever identify and find them.
Respectfully,
Nina
References
Gunzel, J. A. (2017). Tackling the Cyber Threat: The Impact of the Dod’s “Network Penetration
Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services” Rule on Dod Contractor Cybersecurity.
Public Contract Law Journal, 46(3), 687-712).
Kirillova, E., Kurbanpv, R., Svechnikova, N., ZulFugarzade, T., & Zenin, S. (2017). Problems of
fighting crimes on the internet. Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics
(JARLE), 8(3), 849-856.
Krishan, R. (2018). Corporate Solutions to Minimize Expenses from Cyber Security Attacks in
the United States. Journal of Internet Law, 21(11), 16-19.
Padmanabhan, S. (2012). Hacking for Lulz1: Employing Expert Hackers to Combat Cyber
Terrorism. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, 15(1), 191-216
Ryan,
I enjoyed reading your post. Living in Europe, before moving to the States, I remember several
terrorist attacks that happened on the trains. All the safety measures that you list are great, and it
surprises me that there are only a few put in place, especially when people are boarding the
trains. I personally have not used trains in the United States much but have used them a lot in
Europe and there is no security at all, at least not visible ones.
When researching about it, I came across an article that talks about agencies working more on
how to protect high-speed trains (Shvetsov & Shvetsova, 2017). It is the high-speed trains
because the damage if they derail is much bigger due to their speed compared to the regular
trains. Special services protect them with technical security systems like intruder alarm systems
and automated video surveillance along the rail, perimeter control, helicopters, and drones
(Shvetsov & Shvetsova, 2017). Another safety measure that they have been working on is against
drones with bombs. British intelligence collected information that terrorists have been evaluating
different drones with explosives to see how much they can carry, their range, etc. The use of
drones is cheap, easily accessible, and harder to detect (Shvetsov & Shvetsova, 2017).
Another concern about Nations’ transportation infrastructure is its condition, being old and
deteriorating (The United States Department of Transportation, n.d.).
Respectfully,
Nina
References
Shvetsov, A. V., & Shvetsova, S. V. (2017). Protection of high-speed trains against bomb-
carrying unmanned aerial vehicles. Journal of Transportation Security, 10(3-4), 115-126.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12198-017-0182-9
United States Department of Transportation. (n.d.). Transportation Systems Sector-Specific Plan
- 2015. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA. Retrieved November 1,
2022, from https://www.cisa.gov/publication/nipp-ssp-transportation-systems-2015
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