A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO CYBERSECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO CYBERSECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES

Summary/Abstract: In today's society both people's everyday lives and organizations are surrounded by an increasingly digital world. The essential services in a society are provided through critical infrastructure. Their activity will in turn be increasingly dependent on digital technologies. ICT systems are designed and developed on the activity profile of the critical infrastructure sectors, such as the industrial, military, medical or financial sector. Therefore, the cyber security for critical infrastructure has become, as a multidimensional system, a strategic form of protection for a number of states and international organizations. Therefore, many states of the world, on the basis of certain criteria, have identified and designated their national critical infrastructures. Once they have been identified, there have been taken increased security measures, including in the area of cyber security. Cyber-attacks that target critical infrastructures also needs to be considered. Planned targets are analyzed to the smallest detail to find out the vulnerabilities of the attacks. Usually, the cyber-attackers target critical infrastructures in order to obtain the most valuable information and to affect the functionality of the services. In recent years, these types of attacks are characterized by complexity, persistence and advanced techniques, supported by key actors or state-sponsored actors. Cyber attackers are permanently looking to exploit any vulnerability, either it's technical, human or procedural. Therefore, considering these aspects, we can emphasize that establishing a strong security has long exceeded the exclusive assurance of a technical security. Thus, multidimensional is highlighted in several areas of interference based on a holistic approach to cyber security for critical infrastructures.

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