Cyber Security: Deterrence and IT Protection for Critical Infrastructures

✍ Scribed by Sandro Gaycken, Maurizio Martellini (auth.), Maurizio Martellini (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 82
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The experts of the International Working Group-Landau Network Centro Volta (IWG-LNCV) discuss aspects of cyber security and present possible methods of deterrence, defense and resilience against cyber attacks. This SpringerBrief covers state-of-the-art documentation on the deterrence power of cyber attacks and argues that nations are entering a new cyber arms race. The brief also provides a technical analysis of possible cyber attacks towards critical infrastructures in the chemical industry and chemical safety industry. The authors also propose modern analyses and a holistic approach to resilience and security of Industrial Control Systems. The combination of contextual overview and future directions in the field makes this brief a useful resource for researchers and professionals studying systems security, data security and data structures. Advanced-level students interested in data security will also find this brief a helpful guide to recent research.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Cyber as Deterrent....Pages 1-10
Cybersecurity and Cyber Weapons: Is Nonproliferation Possible?....Pages 11-24
Cyber Security for Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 25-35
Cyber Security for Chemical Plants....Pages 37-51
From Fortress to Resilience....Pages 53-56
Cyber Security and Resilience of Industrial Control Systems and Critical Infrastructures....Pages 57-72

✦ Subjects

Systems and Data Security; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Data Encryption; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory; Computer Communication Networks