A Short Guide to Infrastructure Security and Resiliency (2023)

FAQs

What are the 3 types of infrastructure security? ›

Access Control: The prevention of unauthorized users and devices from accessing the network. Application Security: Security measures are placed on hardware and software to lock down potential vulnerabilities. Firewalls: Gatekeeping devices that can allow or prevent specific traffic from entering or leaving the network.

The three interwoven elements of critical infrastructure (physical, cyber and human) are explicitly identified and should be integrated throughout the steps of the framework, as appropriate.

Like a football or soccer team, security also has two lineups that must be continuously managed. One lineup involves protecting the digital assets and data of a business.

Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a term for a framework for intelligently controlling access to computer resources, enforcing policies, auditing usage, and providing the information necessary to bill for services.

The four basic layers of physical security are design, control, detection, and identification. For each of these layers, there are different options that can be utilized for security. Physical security design refers to any structure that can be built or installed to deter, impede, or stop an attack from occurring.

To illustrate dependencies among critical systems, let's take a more in-depth look at some of the most universally important infrastructure sectors – Communications, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

What are the 3 most important pillars of information security? ›

Also, the six elements are common to each process or function. These elements include business policies, business processes, people and organization, management reports, methodologies, and systems and data.

Hardware, software, data management technology, network infrastructure, and information systems comprise IT infrastructure components.

Critical infrastructure includes the vast network of highways, connecting bridges and tunnels, railways, utilities and buildings necessary to maintain normalcy in daily life. Transportation, commerce, clean water and electricity all rely on these vital systems.

Examples of infrastructure include transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and school systems.

In an organization or for a country, a basic infrastructure includes communication and transportation, sewage, water, education system, health system, clean drinking water, and monetary system. A country's economic and social development is directly dependent on a country's infrastructure.

What are the most crucial infrastructure requirements? ›

“Critical infrastructures are those physical and cyber-based systems essential to the minimum operations of the economy and government. They include, but are not limited to, telecommunications, energy, banking and finance, transportation, water systems and emergency services, both governmental and private.”

That is where the three D's of security come in: deter, detect, and delay. The three D's are a way for an organization to reduce the probability of an incident.

5 Domains of the NIST Security Framework. The five domains in the NIST framework are the pillars support the creation of a holistic and successful cybersecurity plan. They include identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover.

1) Phishing Attacks

The biggest, most damaging and most widespread threat facing small businesses is phishing attacks. Phishing accounts for 90% of all breaches that organizations face, they've grown 65% over the last year, and they account for over $12 billion in business losses.

Dr Ginsburg, child paediatrician and human development expert, proposes that there are 7 integral and interrelated components that make up being resilient – competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping and control.

Infrastructure security is the practice of protecting critical systems and assets against physical and cyber threats. From an IT standpoint, this typically includes hardware and software assets such as end-user devices, data center resources, networking systems, and cloud resources.

Infrastructure security, which includes critical infrastructure security, is critical both for preventing damage to technology assets and data due to attack or disaster. It's also necessary for minimizing the amount of damage in the event of a successful attack or if a disaster occurs.

My co-presenter and I discussed our formula of what we call the four "R's": recognize, respond, reframe, and role model.

What are the 7 steps to cyber resilience? ›

Resilience is made up of five pillars: Self Awareness, Mindfulness, Self Care, Positive Relationships and Purpose.

Seligman's 3Ps Model of Resilience

These three Ps – personalization, pervasiveness, and permanence – refer to three emotional reactions that we tend to have to adversity.

The five C's of cyber security are five areas that are of significant importance to all organizations. They are change, compliance, cost, continuity, and coverage. The top priority of organizations all over is having security protective of their digital and physical assets.

Critical infrastructure includes the vast network of highways, connecting bridges and tunnels, railways, utilities and buildings necessary to maintain normalcy in daily life. Transportation, commerce, clean water and electricity all rely on these vital systems.