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2 results foundAuthor: Clemente, Dave Title: Epub: Cyber Security and Global Interdependence: What Is Critical? Summary: The evolution of interconnection between infrastructure sectors has been accelerated by the spread of cyberspace, which has become the 'nervous system' linking them. There is no avoiding the security implications emerging at the intersection of cyberspace and infrastructure. As countries become more dependent on infrastructure distributed around the world, the growing complexity of interconnections makes it harder for authorities to identify what infrastructure is 'critical'. Improving risk management relies on using rigorous definitions of what infrastructure is 'critical', which enables more effective prioritization and protection of nodes and connection points. In this context, the ever-rising importance of data makes distinctions between 'physical' and 'information' infrastructure increasingly irrelevant. Societal resilience can be just as important as infrastructure resilience, and policy-makers should consider closely what levels of societal dependency on digital technologies are appropriate. Building public confidence in the security and governance of the critical infrastructure ecosystem is essential to avoid policy-making driven by reactive or narrow interests. Meeting these security challenges requires better shared understanding of what is critical between those who protect an organization and those who set its strategic direction. Better understanding of the economic and political incentives that guide stakeholders also reveals the scope for potential cooperation. Details: London: Chatham House, 2013. 46p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed march 7, 2013 at: http://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/papers/view/189679 Year: 2013 Country: International URL: http://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/papers/view/189679 Shelf Number: 127867 Keywords: Cyber SecurityCybercrimesInfrastructure ProtectionInternet CrimesRisk Management |
Author: Confederation of European Security Industries (CoESS) Title: Critical Infrastructure Security and Protection: The Public-Private Opportunity Summary: Critical infrastructure in Europe is owned, operated, regulated and protected by a complex mixture of public and private organisations. While most of the critical infrastructure remains national or local, there is a European Directive on Critical Infrastructure, which provides for identification of EU sites of critical importance. The Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS), as the representative organisation for European private security services, observes that its members are playing an increasing role in protecting critical infrastructure and expects that this trend will be reinforced, as the benefits are clearly demonstrated to all the parties - the responsible authorities, the infrastructure owners and operators, the end-users of critical infrastructure, the private security companies and the general public at large. This is supported by good examples in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK, where public-private cooperation is functioning to the benefit of all stakeholders involved and highlighted in this paper. The document also contains suggestions on how these examples could be used as best practice and followed and implemented elsewhere. Based on best practices and efficient public-private cooperation, CoESS wishes to see the security and protection of critical infrastructure maximised through an explicit recognition by policymakers of the complexity of the issue, involving as it does public, private and in some cases hybrid actors. CoESS advocates for explicit allocation of roles and responsibilities for protection along with common standards of risk assessment to be adopted, so that best practice is used to apply appropriate levels of security. Security must be built into the design and operation of critical infrastructure in order to reduce security costs as well as improve security effectiveness, and not be added on as afterthought. Furthermore, this document also provides guidelines and a checklist for all parties involved on how to best secure and protect critical infrastructure. The main elements of the checklist include: inspection/ approval; standards; corporate governance; financial provisions; insurance; staff employment and training; critical infrastructure; contract infrastructure. Responsible decisionmakers should pay particular attention to quality of private security services for the protection of critical infrastructure. CoESS therefore recommends that national legislations regarding private security include a special licence when critical infrastructure protection is concerned. Hence, it is crucial that the private security sector is consulted at the very early stages of conceptualisation of approaches and possible strategies. Details: Wemmel, Belgium: CoESS, 2016. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 30, 2017 at: http://www.coess.org/newsroom.php?page=white-papers Year: 2016 Country: Europe URL: http://www.coess.org/newsroom.php?page=white-papers Shelf Number: 147633 Keywords: Infrastructure ProtectionPrivate SecuritySecurity IndustrySecurity Personnel |