Optimizing investments in cyber-security for critical infrastructure

Ike Patterson; James Nutaro; Glenn Allgood; Teja Kuruganti; David Fugate

doi:10.1145/2459976.2459999

Optimizing investments in cyber-security for critical infrastructure

Ike Patterson, James Nutaro, Glenn Allgood, Teja Kuruganti, David Fugate

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

Investments in the cyber-security of critical infrastructure must balance preventing intrusion, detecting a cyber-attack, and mitigating the attacker's physical effects on computer controlled equipment. For this purpose, we outline a method for making optimal investment decisions that balance these three aspects of a cyber-defense. The proposed method accounts for the physical process that is being controlled and the relative cost and performance of technologies for prevention, detection, and mitigation. We illustrate the proposed method with a model of a chiller that is based on the supercomputer chillers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This model is used to select security capabilities that yields the greatest protection for a fixed budget.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop
Subtitle of host publication	Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2459976.2459999
State	Published - 2013
Event	8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop: Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013 - Oak Ridge, TN, United States Duration: Jan 8 2013 → Jan 10 2013

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Conference	8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop: Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Oak Ridge, TN
Period	01/8/13 → 01/10/13

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Patterson, I., Nutaro, J., Allgood, G., Kuruganti, T., & Fugate, D. (2013). Optimizing investments in cyber-security for critical infrastructure. In 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop: Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013 Article 20 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). https://doi.org/10.1145/2459976.2459999

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Patterson, I, Nutaro, J, Allgood, G, Kuruganti, T & Fugate, D 2013, Optimizing investments in cyber-security for critical infrastructure. in 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop: Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013., 20, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop: Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, 01/8/13. https://doi.org/10.1145/2459976.2459999

Optimizing investments in cyber-security for critical infrastructure. / Patterson, Ike; Nutaro, James; Allgood, Glenn et al.
8th Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop: Federal Cyber Security R and D Program Thrusts, CSIIRW 2013. 2013. 20 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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