Simulating Critical Infrastructure Cascading Failure

MacDermott, Áine; Hurst, William; Shi, Qi; Merabti, Madjid

doi:10.1109/uksim.2014.85

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“…In their work, Zimmerman and Restrepo (2009) outline the way that a cascading effect spreads through selected critical infrastructure subsystems. This theme has been researched by MacDermott et al (2014), Barrett et al (2010) and Serre, Heinzlef (2018), amongst others. From the general traffic aspect, cascading effects have been researched by Dekker and Panja (2021), He et al (2019) and Cats, Hijner (2021), amongst others.…”

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Negative Impacts From Disruption of Road Infrastructure Element Performance on Dependent Subsystems: Methodological Framework

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The critical infrastructure system is determined by subsystems essential for the functioning of the state (such as energy, transport, and emergency services). Disruption to the function of these subsystems would have serious effects on state security, the state economy, and the provisioning of the inhabitants’ basic human needs. Links connect these subsystems (i.e., sectors, subsectors, and elements), and these links ensure that certain subsystems are integrated into each other. Their interactions are derived from the type and intensity of the mutual link. The interlinked subsystems can thus be divided into influencing and dependent ones. The aforementioned mutual links in the critical infrastructure system allow, amongst other things, the spread of impacts of disruptive events amongst the subsystems via cascading effects. Disruptions to the performance of an influencing subsystem may have negative effects on a dependent subsystem, resulting in the spread of cascading effects in the critical infrastructure system. Such effects are often difficult to predict, which reduces the responsiveness of the dependent subsystems. Road transport is one of the most significant influences on critical infrastructure subsystems. For this reason, the article focuses on an indication of the negative effects of disruption of road infrastructure elements on dependent subsystems. The article describes the role of road infrastructure in the context of the critical infrastructure system. Defines the dependent subsystems of road infrastructure, categorises the negative effects, and presents a possible approach to assessing the adverse effects of disruption road infrastructure performance on dependent subsystems.

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Negative Impacts From Disruption of Road Infrastructure Element Performance on Dependent Subsystems: Methodological Framework

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“…Due to the advances in Information Technology (IT), the interdependencies between Critical Infrastructures have increased considerably [2], creating new vulnerabilities and raising the risk levels. A failure in an infrastructure can also affect other infrastructures, resulting in cascading failures [3]. Failure within a single CI is damaging enough, but a broader multi-sector failure may be catastrophic [4] and could affect practically all aspects of society in multiple countries [5].…”

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A Robust Information Life Cycle Management Framework for Securing and Governing Critical Infrastructure Systems

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In modern societies, the rampant growth of the Internet, both on the technological and social level, has created fertile ground for the emergence of new types of risk. On top of that, it enhances pre-existing threats by offering new means for accessing and exploiting Critical Infrastructures. As the kinds of potential threats evolve, the security, safety and resilience of these infrastructures must be updated accordingly, both at a prevention, as well as a real-time confrontation level. Our research approaches the security of these infrastructures with a focus on the data and utilization of every possible piece of information that derives from this ecosystem. Such a task is quite daunting, since the quantity of data that requires processing resides in the Big Dataspace. To address this, we introduce a new well-defined Information Life Cycle in order to properly model and optimise the way information flows through a modern security system. This life cycle covers all the possible stages, starting from the collection phase up until the exploitation of information intelligence. That ensures the efficiency of data processing and filtering while increasing both the veracity and validity of the final outcome. In addition, an agile Framework is introduced that is optimised to take full advantage of the Information Life Cycle. As a result, it exploits the generated knowledge taking the correct sequence of actions that will successfully address possible threats. This Framework leverages every possible data source that could provide vital information to Critical Infrastructures by performing analysis and data fusion being able to cope with data variety and variability. At the same time, it orchestrates the pre-existing processes and resources of these infrastructures. Through rigorous testing, it was found that response time against hazards was dramatically decreased. As a result, this Framework is an ideal candidate for strengthening and shielding the infrastructures’ resilience while improving management of the resources used.

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“…Cyber attacks make it possible to incapacitate a country and cause harm to its population. Indeed, because of the interconnectivity and interdependence of critical infrastructures across national borders, there is a high risk that a failure in one infrastructure can propagate to other infrastructures, resulting in cascading failures [21] that could affect practically all aspects of society in multiple countries [26].…”

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A Survey of Critical Infrastructure Security

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Merabti

Fergus

2014

Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications

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Part 2: Infrastructure SecurityInternational audienceTraditionally, securing against environmental threats was the main focus of critical infrastructure protection. However, the emergence of cyber attacks has changed the focus – infrastructures are facing a different danger that has life-threatening consequences and the risk of significant economic losses. Clearly, conventional security techniques are struggling to keep up with the volume of innovative and emerging attacks. Fresh and adaptive infrastructure security solutions are required. This paper discusses critical infrastructures and the digital threats they face, and provides insights into current and future infrastructure security strategies

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Simulating Critical Infrastructure Cascading Failure

Cited by 5 publications

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Negative Impacts From Disruption of Road Infrastructure Element Performance on Dependent Subsystems: Methodological Framework

Negative Impacts From Disruption of Road Infrastructure Element Performance on Dependent Subsystems: Methodological Framework

A Robust Information Life Cycle Management Framework for Securing and Governing Critical Infrastructure Systems

A Survey of Critical Infrastructure Security

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