Past Event

The CyberSEA Research Lab will be hosting a session of SECREV 2021: The Cybersecurity Revolution on May 21, 2021. The session will consist of several presentations and a roundtable discussion.

Session Description: Practical Approaches for Securing Critical Infrastructure

Securing critical infrastructure remains among the top priorities for the federal, state, and local governments, and commercial providers of communications, financial, electric, and other services. Practical approaches for securing the increasingly distributed, complex, and richly connected critical infrastructure have been sought after by many cybersecurity R&D programs, specifically those aiming to promote the robust, effective design and construction of cyber-physical systems and infrastructure. As critical infrastructure is built and refreshed, those involved in making design decisions face challenges regarding ways to identify, analyze, and prepare for threats and hazards, mitigate vulnerabilities, and minimize potential impacts and consequences. This presents a wide range of complex challenges. The larger and more complex our systems and networks become, the more potentially vulnerable they become, which inevitably leaves them susceptible to cybersecurity exposures. There is an increasingly important need, particularly in light of the growth in complexity and connectivity of critical infrastructure sectors, for the development of rigorous and practical methods and tools for determining whether such systems are sufficiently protected from cyber-threats. The presentations and discussion during this session will explore practical ways to address the many cross-cutting, multi-faceted, and multi-disciplinary security challenges and considerations that must be taken into account when securing the critical infrastructure upon which we rely in our daily lives.