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An Ontology-Based Approach to Blind Spot Revelation in Critical Infrastructure Protection Planning

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Critical Information Infrastructure Security (CRITIS 2008)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNSC,volume 5508))

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One widely perceived yet poorly understood phenomenon in the practice of critical infrastructure protection is that of blind spots. These are certain aspects of the interrelationships among different critical infrastructure systems (CI systems) that could trigger catastrophe across CI systems but are concealed from planners, and discovered only in the aftermath of a crisis. In this paper, we discuss the sources of blind spots, and explore the feasibility of various techniques to help reveal blind spots.

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    Joshua Blackwell, William J. Tolone, Seok-Won Lee, Wei-Ning Xiang & Lydia Marsh

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  1. Complex Systems & Security Lab, University CAMPUS Bio-Medico of Roma, Italy

    Roberto Setola

  2. IABG mbH Germany, InfoCom, Safety and Security, Dept. for Critical Infrastructures, Einsteinstr. 20, 855211, Ottobrunn, Germany

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Blackwell, J., Tolone, W.J., Lee, SW., Xiang, WN., Marsh, L. (2009). An Ontology-Based Approach to Blind Spot Revelation in Critical Infrastructure Protection Planning. In: Setola, R., Geretshuber, S. (eds) Critical Information Infrastructure Security. CRITIS 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5508. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03552-4_34

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