Safeguarding Australia from Cyber-terrorism: A Proposed Cyber-terrorism SCADA Risk Framework for Australia
ABSTRACT
In theory terrorist groups are currently using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to orchestrate their conventional attacks. More recently, terrorists have been developing a new form of capability within the cyber arena to coordinate cyber based attacks. This paper examines a cyber-terrorism SCADA risk framework. The paper proposes a high level managerial framework which is designed to measure and protect SCADA systems from the threat of cyber-terrorism within Australia.
AUTHORS
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
Australia
Christopher Beggs has just completed his PhD in Cyber-terrorism and SCADA security at Monash University. He holds a Bachelors Honours Degree in Electronic Commerce from Monash University and has been working as a part time academic for several years. He has also been involved in various Australian government defense projects in the last couple of years and is currently entering the commercial security environment as a consultant.
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Univeristy of Johannesburg,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Matt Warren is the Director of the RMIT Centre of Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor of Cyber Security at RMIT University, Australia. Professor Warren is a researcher in the areas of cyber security and computer ethics. He has authored and co-authored over 300 books, book chapters, journal papers, and conference papers. He has received numerous grants and awards from national and international funding bodies, such as AustCyber, Australian Research Council (ARC), CyberCRC, Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the UK, National Research Foundation in South Africa and the European Union. Professor Warren earned his Ph.D. in Information Security Risk Analysis from the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom and he has taught in Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. Professor Warren is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society.
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Journal of Information Warfare
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