Design and Development of a Cyber Security Framework for National Time Dissemination

Abstract

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is based on the biggest possible number of atomic clocks of various categories, to be found in various regions of the world and connected through a network which allows precise time comparisons amid remote sites. In India, UTC system is followed and cyber security issues are a concern. This research explains the security problems faced with UTC (k) system and describes how enhancement rectifies such problem. There is necessity for single time scale for whole nation. This research adopted qualitative approach and experimental design for carrying out investigation. Data are collected from National Physical Laboratory and National measurement institute of India. Proposed Software to be used in this particular research for implementing the framework is archimate open source. The aim of intention of this research is to design and develop cyber physical security framework for national time dissemination. Security problems are rectified with developed cyber physical security framework. The developed cyber security framework achieves traceability and synchronization in cyber security environment. This research would be helpful for practitioners, academicians, policy-makers, capitalists to understand the need for developing a framework for national time dissemination in cyber-secure environment.