Call for Papers: Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Systems
IEEE Communications Magazine · 2020
BackgroundRecent developments in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have paved the way for smart digitalization everywhere.Critical infrastructures, ranging from hospitals to electricity grids, banking systems to water purification plants, thermal powerhouses to defense deterrence systems, are all connected online today.While this connectivity is undoubtedly improving all these services it is also posing complex security threats.These threats can have devastating effects on the services and their customers due to the sensitivity of the information carried over these cyber-physical systems.Recent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure have increased exponentially, thereby disrupting crucial operations, infringing sensitive business and personal information, and inflicting high costs on society.The severity, complexity, and frequency of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are expected to increase further at a much faster pace in the near future.The reasons behind such an increasing number of cyberattacks are twofold.First, the underlying computing systems of critical infrastructure operate under dynamic environments where huge volumes of data are generated at high speed.In such scenarios, it is impossible to identify, detect, analyze, and defend against cyber threats in real-time.The conventional security solutions to critical infrastructure including Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and access control mechanisms do not possess the capability to detect, prevent, and defend from the Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and novel zero-day attacks.Second, extracting insights from such huge and complex datasets for correct and timely decision-making have gone beyond human capabilities.