Quandary 1
Disturbance of electric power activities can be disastrous on national security and the economy.
Because of the multifaceted nature of broadly scattered resources and the associations among
PC, correspondence, and power foundations, the necessity to meet security and quality
consistency on tasks is a testing issue.Security awareness for emerging technologies is critical
to prevent cyber attacks. Vulnerability assessment can be performed periodically, and the
validation of the proposed framework can be conducted through test-bed development. For
instance, the components include instrumenting logs (both power equipment logs and computer
system logs), real-time monitoring of logs, event correlations and hypothesis formation, what-if
impact analysis, and proactive/mitigation countermeasures to restore a power system.
Reference:
Ten, C., Manimaran, G., & Liu, C. (2010). Cybersecurity for critical infrastructures: Attack and
defense modeling. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and
Humans, 40(4), 853-865. doi:10.1109/TSMCA.2010.2048028
Quandary 2
1. Technology is rapidly democratizing the ability to inflict large-scale damage. Attacks that
would once have been within the purview of only a few major states are becoming conceivable
for a much wider range of non-state actors and individuals.
a. Focus on compliance and existing regulations.
b. Employees should be trained on a continuous basis to ensure that the latest schemes
are being handled and prevented.
2. The merging of cyber and physical world creates new vulnerabilities. The democratized
capacity to wreak large-scale havoc is closely related to the merging of the virtual world with the
physical: increasingly, remote attacks can cause serious real-world disruptions.
a. Companies need to think like attackers, to plan ahead, put yourself in the shoes of the
attacker.
b. Add more security checkpoints, so attacks are lessened or caught ahead of time.
3. As computers do more, human skills erode. Automated systems are becoming able to handle
more and more situations, meaning that humans need to step in only when something unusual
and unexpected occurs. But when humans have less opportunity to practise and hone their
skills, they become less and less capable of reacting quickly and appropriately in crisis
conditions.
a. Use your people, don’t rely fully on computers because they can only do what they are
programed to do.
b. Continue to train new employees actually all employees on how to operate the computer
system to reduce likelihood of being attacked.
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your
God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
Reference:
Kaspersen, A. (2016). Four threats to aviation security – and four responses. World Economic
Forum.
