Papers by Elyoenai Egozcue
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IGI Global eBooks, 2013
In 2011, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) conducted a study in the do... more In 2011, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) conducted a study in the domain of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Its objective was to obtain the current view on the ICS protection primarily in Europe but also in the international context. The ‘portrait’ included threats, risks, and challenges in the area of ICS protection as well as national, pan European, and international initiatives on ICS security. The study was performed through desktop research, survey and interviews, and a meeting with all involved stakeholders. This chapter highlights the most relevant parts of the final report of the study. It focuses on the challenges to securing ICS identified during the research, but also presents the context and the methodology of the study. In response to the challenges, the seven recommendations of ENISA for protecting ICS are proposed.
This publication is intended for information purposes only. It must be accessible free of charge.... more This publication is intended for information purposes only. It must be accessible free of charge. Neither ENISA nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use that might be made of the information contained in this publication. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.
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Approaches for Threat Protection
In 2011, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) conducted a study in the do... more In 2011, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) conducted a study in the domain of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Its objective was to obtain the current view on the ICS protection primarily in Europe but also in the international context. The ‘portrait’ included threats, risks, and challenges in the area of ICS protection as well as national, pan European, and international initiatives on ICS security. The study was performed through desktop research, survey and interviews, and a meeting with all involved stakeholders. This chapter highlights the most relevant parts of the final report of the study. It focuses on the challenges to securing ICS identified during the research, but also presents the context and the methodology of the study. In response to the challenges, the seven recommendations of ENISA for protecting ICS are proposed.
Red Seguridad Revista Especializada En Seguridad Informatica Proteccion De Datos Y Comunicaciones, 2014
Security Management is a complex task. It requires several interconnected activities: designing, ... more Security Management is a complex task. It requires several interconnected activities: designing, implementing and maintaining a robust technical infrastructure, developing suitable formal procedures and building a widespread, agreed upon security culture. Thus, security managers have to balance and integrate all these activities simultaneously, which involves short and long-term effects and risks. For this reason, security managers need to correctly understand, achieve and maintain a dynamic equilibrium between all of them.
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Cognition, Technology & Work
This paper presents a project dedicated to the development of means for improving the resilience ... more This paper presents a project dedicated to the development of means for improving the resilience of Critical Infrastructures (CIs) with respect to cyber attacks. The ability to sustain and protect the flow of information and data and the possibility to early detect, isolate and eliminate cyber hazards have become issues of paramount importance when developing the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems of such a CI. The majority of tools dedicated to these goals are based on fully automatic autonomous self-reconfigurable systems that operate within the network, or online. However, the possibility to enable also human intervention for the further reduction in the vulnerability of CIs is equally possible. In this case, the intervention is considered offline and requires the active co-operation between a decision aid tool and a human operator. This paper presents a project aimed at improving robustness and resilience of CIs and discusses in particular the human interfaces associated with the offline tools. In essence, it is found that while the guidelines of the usability principle must be preserved, special account must be given to the type of issues involved and high professionalism of their users. This implies that certain basic criteria of the usability principle may be less relevant and their limitations may not be respected without loosing effectiveness and strength of the tools.
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