Author name: Alain Foret

US Department of Homeland Security : The Cyber Physical Systems Security

The Cyber Physical Systems Security (CPSSEC) project addresses security concerns for cyber physical systems (CPS) and internet of things (IoT) devices. CPS and IoT play an increasingly important role in critical infrastructure, government and everyday life. Automobiles, medical devices, building controls and the smart grid are examples of CPS. Each includes smart networked systems with …

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Cyber Physical Systems Security: A Brief Survey

Security challenges in Cyber Physical Systems necessitate solutions that are robust to threats posed especially when used in applications to monitor and secure critical infrastructures. In this work, we provide a decent bibliographic review of the existing literature on security of Cyber Physical Systems, identify key research challenges and discuss future directions on open research …

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Defining ‘critical infrastructures’ and strengthening security standards against cyber attacks

The NIS (Network and Information Systems) Regulations 2018 applied to two main groups: OES (operators of essential services) and DSPs (digital service providers).   At that time, the NIS Directive applied to OES in the following sectors:   OES have stricter security requirements than DSPs because of the higher risks they typically face and the fact that service interruptions would have more severe consequences. …

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