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2014

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Strategies To Counter Cyber Attacks: Cyber Threats And Critical Infrastructure Protection, Bilge Karabacak, Unal Tatar Jan 2014

Strategies To Counter Cyber Attacks: Cyber Threats And Critical Infrastructure Protection, Bilge Karabacak, Unal Tatar

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Today, cyber threats have the potential to harm critical infrastructures which may result in the interruption of life-sustaining services, catastrophic economic damages or severe degradation of national security. The diversity and complexity of cyber threats that exploit the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures increase every day. . In order to lessen the potential harm of cyber threats, countermeasures have to be applied and the effectiveness of these countermeasures has to be monitored continuously. In this study, a brief definition and history of critical infrastructures are introduced. Cyber threats are examined in four fundamental categories. Vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures are categorized and …


A Comparative Analysis Of The National Cyber Security Strategies Of Leading Nations, Bilge Karabacak, Unal Tatar, Orhan Calik, Minhac Celik Jan 2014

A Comparative Analysis Of The National Cyber Security Strategies Of Leading Nations, Bilge Karabacak, Unal Tatar, Orhan Calik, Minhac Celik

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The rapid pace of technological developments in the area of information and communications technologies caused nations and peoples to be more reliant on cyber infrastructure to survive. Besides opportunities, the widespread use of information technology introduces new threats as well. Risks related to cyber security have started to threaten critical infrastructures, which are defined as assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and its economy. Cyber security has become one of the most serious national security concerns. In 2003 the United States was the first nation to prepare and publish a national cyber security strategy In the …