Cyber-Physical Security for Critical Infrastructures

Dear Colleagues,

The secure operation of critical infrastructures is essential to the security of a nation, its economy, and the public’s health and safety. Security incidents in critical infrastructures can directly lead to a violation of users’ safety and privacy, physical damages, significant economic impacts for individuals and companies, and threats to human life, while decreasing trust in institutions and bringing their social value into question. Because of the increasing interconnection between the digital and physical worlds, these infrastructures and services are more critical, sophisticated, and interconnected than ever before. This makes them increasingly vulnerable to attacks, as confirmed by the steady rise of cyber-security incidents such as phishing or ransomware, but also cyber-physical incidents, such as the physical violation of devices or facilities in conjunction with malicious cyber activities. To address all these challenges, this Special Issue has the objective of bringing together security researchers and practitioners from the various verticals of critical infrastructures (e.g., the financial, energy, health, air transport, communication, gas and water domains) to rethink cyber-physical security in light of the latest technological developments (e.g., cloud computing, blockchain, big data, AI, internet-of-things (IoT)).

Prof. Dr. Isabel Praça
Prof. Dr. Silvio Ranise
Dr. Luca Verderame
Dr. Habtamu Abie
Guest Editors

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