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PROBLEME ACTUALE PRIVIND PROTECȚIA INFRASTRUCTURILOR CRITICE
CURRENT CHALLENGES OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTIO

Author(s): Cezar Vasilescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: critical infrastructure protection; vulnerability; interdependency

Summary/Abstract: Theoretical aspects are being presented: the concept of critical infrastructure, the understanding of the existing interconnections / interdependencies and the need for an overhaul of the concept of vulnerability. In the historical context of critical infrastructures evolution, it is emphasized the quasi total interdependence among them, along with the exponential increase of vulnerabilities generated by unconventional threats (cyber attacks or informational warfare). Finally, there is analyzed the paradigm change from the concept of “secure” to the concept of “resilient”.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 38-44
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian
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