TY - GEN
T1 - Critical information infrastructure protection in the developing world
AU - Ellefsen, Ian
AU - Von Solms, Sebastiaan
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) has long been an area of concern, from its beginnings with the creation of the Internet to recent high-profile distributed denial-of-service attacks against critical systems. Critical systems rely heavily on information infrastructures; a disruption of the information infrastructure can hinder the operation of critical systems. The developed nations have mature CIIP solutions in place, but these solutions are not always suitable for developing countries, where unique challenges and requirements have to be addressed. Meanwhile, the developing nations are experiencing unprecedented growth of their information infrastructures. However, the lack of national CIIP efforts creates a situation for developing nations to become launch pads for cyber attacks. This paper discusses the need for CIIP in developing nations. It examines the current state and future development of information infrastructures in these nations and outlines a number of CIIP requirements.
AB - Critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) has long been an area of concern, from its beginnings with the creation of the Internet to recent high-profile distributed denial-of-service attacks against critical systems. Critical systems rely heavily on information infrastructures; a disruption of the information infrastructure can hinder the operation of critical systems. The developed nations have mature CIIP solutions in place, but these solutions are not always suitable for developing countries, where unique challenges and requirements have to be addressed. Meanwhile, the developing nations are experiencing unprecedented growth of their information infrastructures. However, the lack of national CIIP efforts creates a situation for developing nations to become launch pads for cyber attacks. This paper discusses the need for CIIP in developing nations. It examines the current state and future development of information infrastructures in these nations and outlines a number of CIIP requirements.
KW - Critical information infrastructure protection
KW - developing countries
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78651063453&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-16806-2_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-16806-2_3
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78651063453
SN - 3642168051
SN - 9783642168055
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 29
EP - 40
BT - Critical Infrastructure Protection IV - Fourth Annual IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, ICCIP 2010, Revised Selected Papers
PB - Springer New York LLC
ER -
