Summary
The author uses network theory, optimization theory, and simulation software to analyze and understand how infrastructure sectors evolve, where they are vulnerable, and how they can best be protected. He demonstrates that infrastructure sectors as diverse as water, power, energy, telecommunications, and the Internet have remarkably similar structures. Putting theory into practice when performing a vulnerability analysis (using network theory as a foundation) readers learn how to identify a small handful of critical infrastructure nodes and then allocate resources to reduce or eliminate risk across the entire sector.
Contents
Strategy: national strategy and strategic principles -- Origins: the five phases of infrastructure awareness -- Challenges: the major challenges -- Networks: how to identify a critical node -- Vulnerability analysis: fault tree modeling of a node -- Risk analysis: risk reduction and resource allocation -- Water: protecting the water sector -- SCADA: the "brains" of most sectors -- Power: cascade failures in power grids -- Energy: concentration in the energy supply chain -- Telecommunications: telecom hotels and HPM -- Internet: what it is; how it works -- Cyber threats; information threats: worms & viruses -- Cyber security: trusted computing, encryption & PKI.