| Description |
1 online resource (15 pages) |
| Series |
Policy brief / Australian Strategic Policy Institute ; report no. 18/2019 |
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Policy brief (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) ; report no. 18/2019
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| Contents |
What's the problem? -- What's the solution? -- Convergence creates risk. -- Research and survey methodology. -- Critical national infrastructure in Australia. -- Cyber-physical convergence. -- Challenges of OT cybersecurity. -- The risk and threat environment. -- The current state of maturity: survey results. -- An approach for managing the risks -- and some of the challenges in doing so. -- Conclusions and recommendations. -- notes. -- Acronyms and abbreviations |
| Summary |
Today, we're seeing an increasing convergence between the digital and the physical worlds. This is sometimes referred to as the convergence of IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology)--devices that monitor physical effects, control them, or both. More and more devices are becoming interconnected to create the 'internet of things' (IoT). While this brings many benefits, it also brings new types of risks to be managed--a cyberattack on OT systems can have consequences in the physical world and, in the context of a critical national infrastructure provider, those physical consequences can have a potentially major impact on society. Insecure OT systems can also be a back door to allow attackers to penetrate IT systems that were otherwise thought to be well secured. Among Australian critical national infrastructure providers, the level of maturity and understanding of the specific risks of OT systems lags behind that of IT systems. There's a shortage of people with OT security skills, commercial solutions are less readily available, and boards lack specialist knowledge and experience. Mandating or recommending standards could help boards understand what's expected of them, but it isn't clear which standards are appropriate for managing these risks |
| Notes |
"First published July 2019." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 15) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed July 28, 2019) |
| Subject |
Internet of things -- Risk assessment
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National security -- Australia
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Security measures.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Security measures.
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National security.
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Australia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, publisher.
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