Cyber-Informed Engineering

doi:10.2172/1369373

Title: Cyber-Informed Engineering

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A continuing challenge for engineers who utilize digital systems is to understand the impact of cyber-attacks across the entire product and program lifecycle. This is a challenge due to the evolving nature of cyber threats that may impact the design, development, deployment, and operational phases of all systems. Cyber Informed Engineering is the process by which engineers are made aware of both how to use their engineering knowledge to positively impact the cyber security in the processes by which they architect and design components and the services and security of the components themselves.

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Anderson, Robert S. ^[1]; Benjamin, Jacob ^[1]; Wright, Virginia L. ^[1]; Quinones, Luis ^[1]; Paz, Jonathan ^[1]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Publication Date:: 2017-03-01

Research Org.:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1369373

Report Number(s):: INL/EXT-16-40099
TRN: US1701964

DOE Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING; DESIGN; SECURITY; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; Cyber

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                    Anderson, Robert S., Benjamin, Jacob, Wright, Virginia L., Quinones, Luis, and Paz, Jonathan. Cyber-Informed Engineering.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Anderson, Robert S., Benjamin, Jacob, Wright, Virginia L., Quinones, Luis, & Paz, Jonathan. Cyber-Informed Engineering.  United States.  doi:10.2172/1369373.

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