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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830149303321

Autore

Lewis T. G (Theodore Gyle), <1941->

Titolo

Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security [[electronic resource] ] : defending a networked nation / / Ted G. Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2006

ISBN

1-280-41147-3

9786610411474

0-470-36282-0

0-471-78954-2

0-471-78953-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Disciplina

005.8

Soggetti

Computer networks - Security measures - United States

Computer security - United States - Planning

Terrorism - United States - Prevention

Terrorism - Government policy - United States

Civil defense - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Strategy -- Origins -- Challenges -- Networks -- Vulnerability analysis -- Risk analysis -- Water -- SCADA -- Power -- Energy -- Telecommunications -- Internet -- Cyber-threats -- Cyber-security.

Sommario/riassunto

A scientific approach to the new field of critical infrastructure protectionThis book offers a unique scientific approach to the new field of critical infrastructure protection: it uses network theory, optimization theory, and simulation software to analyze and understand how infrastructure sectors evolve, where they are vulnerable, and how they can best be protected. The author demonstrates that infrastructure sectors as diverse as water, power, energy, telecommunications, and the Internet have remarkably similar structures. This observation leads to a rigorous approach to vulnera