Cyber and physical infrastructure interdependencies.
Abstract
The goal of the work discussed in this document is to understand the risk to the nation of cyber attacks on critical infrastructures. The large body of research results on cyber attacks against physical infrastructure vulnerabilities has not resulted in clear understanding of the cascading effects a cyber-caused disruption can have on critical national infrastructures and the ability of these affected infrastructures to deliver services. This document discusses current research and methodologies aimed at assessing the translation of a cyber-based effect into a physical disruption of infrastructure and thence into quantification of the economic consequences of the resultant disruption and damage. The document discusses the deficiencies of the existing methods in correlating cyber attacks with physical consequences. The document then outlines a research plan to correct those deficiencies. When completed, the research plan will result in a fully supported methodology to quantify the economic consequences of events that begin with cyber effects, cascade into other physical infrastructure impacts, and result in degradation of the critical infrastructure's ability to deliver services and products. This methodology enables quantification of the risks to national critical infrastructure of cyber threats. The work addresses the electric power sector as an example of how the methodologymore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 945905
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2008-6192
TRN: US200904%%11
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; NATIONAL SECURITY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; SABOTAGE; DAMAGE; ECONOMICS; SERVICE SECTOR; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY; Cyberterrorism.; Physical infrastructures
Citation Formats
Phillips, Laurence R, Kelic, Andjelka, and Warren, Drake E. Cyber and physical infrastructure interdependencies.. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web. doi:10.2172/945905.
Phillips, Laurence R, Kelic, Andjelka, & Warren, Drake E. Cyber and physical infrastructure interdependencies.. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/945905
Phillips, Laurence R, Kelic, Andjelka, and Warren, Drake E. 2008.
"Cyber and physical infrastructure interdependencies.". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/945905. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/945905.
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title = {Cyber and physical infrastructure interdependencies.},
author = {Phillips, Laurence R and Kelic, Andjelka and Warren, Drake E},
abstractNote = {The goal of the work discussed in this document is to understand the risk to the nation of cyber attacks on critical infrastructures. The large body of research results on cyber attacks against physical infrastructure vulnerabilities has not resulted in clear understanding of the cascading effects a cyber-caused disruption can have on critical national infrastructures and the ability of these affected infrastructures to deliver services. This document discusses current research and methodologies aimed at assessing the translation of a cyber-based effect into a physical disruption of infrastructure and thence into quantification of the economic consequences of the resultant disruption and damage. The document discusses the deficiencies of the existing methods in correlating cyber attacks with physical consequences. The document then outlines a research plan to correct those deficiencies. When completed, the research plan will result in a fully supported methodology to quantify the economic consequences of events that begin with cyber effects, cascade into other physical infrastructure impacts, and result in degradation of the critical infrastructure's ability to deliver services and products. This methodology enables quantification of the risks to national critical infrastructure of cyber threats. The work addresses the electric power sector as an example of how the methodology can be applied.},
doi = {10.2172/945905},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/945905},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
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