SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions

Jan Hendrik van Niekerk; Elizabeth Marie Ehlers

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11407-7_9

SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions

Jan Hendrik van Niekerk
, Elizabeth Marie Ehlers

Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Advances in technologies such as cloud computing and Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) environments have dramatically changed the way in which organisations do business. Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) is at the core of this revolution, yet it has become an almost impossible task to protect CII against all possible threats effectively. Multi Agent Systems (MASs) and have addressed Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) from unique ways, yet these approaches often lack a sufficient contextualisation of the environment and its dynamism. Without a sufficient contextualisation of an environment and the dynamism that is associated with it, an automated CIIP mechanism will never be truly effective. To address this contextualisation problem that autonomous CIIP-mechanism face, the SA-EF Cube model is proposed. The model can be used as a “checklist” to assess if an autonomous CIIP solution covers the fundamental requirements to contextualise the problem domain of CIIP. The SA-EF Cube model is by no means exhaustive in nature, serves as solid foundation for an implementation checklist before any CIIP mechanism is contextualised and developed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Security - 17th International Conference, ISSA 2018, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Mariki Eloff, Marijke Coetzee, Hein Venter, Jan Eloff, Marianne Loock
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	115-132
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9783030114060
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11407-7_9
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	17th International Conference on Information Security, ISSA 2018 - Pretoria, South Africa Duration: 15 Aug 2018 → 16 Aug 2018

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	973
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Information Security, ISSA 2018
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Pretoria
Period	15/08/18 → 16/08/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Ambient intelligence
Artificial Immune Systems
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection
Evaluation framework
Multi Agent Systems
Self-awareness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Computer Science
General Mathematics

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van Niekerk, J. H., & Ehlers, E. M. (2019). SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions. In M. Eloff, M. Coetzee, H. Venter, J. Eloff, & M. Loock (Eds.), Information Security - 17th International Conference, ISSA 2018, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 115-132). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 973). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11407-7_9

van Niekerk, Jan Hendrik ; Ehlers, Elizabeth Marie. / SA-EF Cube : An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions. Information Security - 17th International Conference, ISSA 2018, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Mariki Eloff ; Marijke Coetzee ; Hein Venter ; Jan Eloff ; Marianne Loock. Springer Verlag, 2019. pp. 115-132 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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van Niekerk, JH & Ehlers, EM 2019, SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions. in M Eloff, M Coetzee, H Venter, J Eloff & M Loock (eds), Information Security - 17th International Conference, ISSA 2018, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 973, Springer Verlag, pp. 115-132, 17th International Conference on Information Security, ISSA 2018, Pretoria, South Africa, 15/08/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11407-7_9

SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions. / van Niekerk, Jan Hendrik; Ehlers, Elizabeth Marie.
Information Security - 17th International Conference, ISSA 2018, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Mariki Eloff; Marijke Coetzee; Hein Venter; Jan Eloff; Marianne Loock. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 115-132 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 973).

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

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van Niekerk JH, Ehlers EM. SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions. In Eloff M, Coetzee M, Venter H, Eloff J, Loock M, editors, Information Security - 17th International Conference, ISSA 2018, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2019. p. 115-132. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-11407-7_9

SA-EF Cube: An Evaluation Framework for Assessing Intelligent Context-Aware Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Solutions

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