XXXXXX's XXXXXXXXX XXXXX envisions a XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX between XXX three XXX stakeholders of X.S. XXXXX internet XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXX operators XXX the Pentagon. The XXXXX leg XX the Defensive Triad XXXXXXXX XXX use of XXXXXXX legislation backed by the XXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXX Internet infrastructure, XXXXXXX XXXXX resilient XXXXXXXXXXXXX defense XXXXXXXXX XXX public XXX private XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, secure XXX XXXXX XXXX, and restructure cybersecurity XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX eliminate vulnerabilities.
XXX second leg XX XXX XXXXXXXXX Triad XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Service XXXXXXXXX such XX XXXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX inspecting XXX data flowing XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX United States for XXX presence of XXXXXXXXXXXXX threats such XX XXXXXXX, Trojan XXXXXX, logic bombs and XXXXX such XXXXXXX. ISPs should XXXX implement XXXX packet XXXXXXXXXX and monitoring systems, a XX network XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXX XXXX before it XXXXXX the XXXXXXX, a XXXXXXXXXXX to inform customers XXXX they XXXX been compromised and XXXXXXXXXXXX as part XX a XXXXXXXXX botnet networking, XXX the right XX deny access XX XXXXXXXXX who XX not comply with appropriate security measures, such XX patching XXX cybersecurity software XXXXXXX, XXXX after XXXXX informed of a cybersecurity XXXXXX.
XXX XXXXX leg of XXX XXXXXXXXX Triad involves the utilities XXX power XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX power grid XX a network XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX such critical XXXXXXX infrastructure prevents basic attacks XXXX leaping XXXX Internet infrastructure XX XXX power grid XXXXXXX, XXX ensures that XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX despite the presence XX hostile intrusions from the Internet.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX, flaws, XXXXXXXXXX, XXX potential success of implementing a XXXXXXXXXXXXX policy that adheres XX his Defensive Triad concept.
The XXXXXXXXX Triad concept XX highly XXXXXXXXX XX implemented comprehensively, and countries such as Israel, XXXXXX and XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX created robust cybersecurity XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXX or XXX XX the Defensive Triad's XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, XXX XXX challenges XXX flaws of the XXXXXXX XX XXXX a XXXXXX XXX primarily linked XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX concerns XXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXX Triad. XXXXXXXX, the Defensive Triad XXXX XXX cover XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXX access, researchers and XXX governmental XXXXXXXXXXXXX who XXX create XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX cannot XX covered XXXXX the XXXXXXXX of XXX Defensive XXXXX's XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX, XXX Defensive XXXXX approach XX inherently incompatible with many liberal XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX as XXX United XXXXXX, who XXXXXXXXX to principles such as XXX protection XX online XXXXXXX XXX net XXXXXXXXXX. XXX Defensive Triad involves XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX as XXX policing XX XXXXXXXX traffic XXX XXXX, XXXXX may result in XXXXXXX XXX democratic XXXXX right violations XXXX XXXXX XXX XX accepted by societal stakeholders such XX XXXXXXXX rights XXXXXXXXXXXXX and human rights watchdogs.
X. XXXXXXX the “elements” impacting Cybersecurity infrastructure, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the three elements you believe XXXX should be in XXX top-tier from a priority XXXXXXXXXXX (impact XX XXX nation, cost, XXX.), and outline how (XXX XXXXXXXX real world XXX theoretical XXXXXXXX) those XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXX American people (government, XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, organizations).
The elements XXXXXXXXX Cybersecurity infrastructure XXX be categorized into internal XXX external XXXXXXXX and XXX as XXXXXXX.
Internal XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX infrastructure XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, access XXXXXXX, talent XXXXXXXXX in funding and career XXXXXXXXXXXXX among cybersecurity organizations, XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXX among XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXX XXXXXXXXX to accurately XXXXXX networks in XXXXXXXXXX XXXX industry standards XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX protocols. X XXXXXXX case of such an XXXXXXXXXXXXXX of vulnerability XXX the XXXXXXXXX Group XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX backed and XXXXXX XXX XX government energy XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX workstations and critical XXXXXX XX a corporate network that XXXXXXXXXX data operationally XXXX control XXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX include factors XXXX XX an XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX attacks from non-state actors, climate XXXXXX, and XXX XXXXXXXXXX anonymity XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX attackers.
XXX top XXXXX elements XXX talent XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX control and increasing XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Examples of how this can lead XX critical XXXXX XXXXXXXX breaches XXX as XXXXXXX. For example, XXX recent United XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX led to XXX furloughing XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX a hundred XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX across the XXXXXX States XXXXXXXXXX including critical cyber-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. Attackers could then exploit vulnerabilities XXXX behind XX unmanned XXXXX security systems XXXXX were XXX XXXXXX XX XXX government shutdown. XXXXXXXXXXX, the dysfunction of the United XXXXXX government XXX lead talented researchers and cybersecurity experts XX turn away from XXXXXXX in the XXXXXX XXXXXX in favor of more XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX careers in XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXXX would result in XXXXXXXX XXXXX security XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX that XXXX XXX be fixed XXXX XXXX.
Another example XX XXXXX XXXXXXXX infrastructure breaches XXX be found in XXX XXXXXXX of Hillary Clinton's XXXXXX as XXXXXXXXX of State, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX system XXXXXXX that XXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXX of her XXXXXXXXXXXX campaign later in 2016. XXXX was a classic XXXXXXX XX XXXXXX control XXXXXXX, XXXX Hillary XXXXXXX allowed her emails to XX XXXXXXXX XXX a XXXXX-XXXXX and leaked on XXX internet.
Finally, the XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX is a XXX element in XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX vulnerabilities XX it prevents the holding XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Groups XXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXX XX Russia, China, XXXXXX, and Iran XXX able to XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX influence given XXX XXXXXXXX anonymity XX XXXXX attacks, and XXXXX the difficulty XXXX which XXXXXXXXXX such as the United States XXX able to XXXXX them. The XXXXXXXX anonymity XX attack XXX also XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX technology such as Deep XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, Next XXXXXXXXXX Firewalls, XXXXXXX Private Networks, Identity XXX Access Management Technologies, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX Networks, Authentication and protocols for authorization XXX Network Access XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX for XXX prevention of XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX attacks, XXXXX that these technologies are not able to XXXXXXX where the XXXX attack is XXXXXX from, or XXX the most XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX be.
4. Outline XXX Department of Defense’s (XXX) XXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX Homeland XXXXXXXX (DHS) responsibilities XXX Cybersecurity, their XXXXXXXXXX roles XXX relationships XX fight (defense XXX XXXXXXX) in the Cyber XXXXX, the challenges XXXX XXXXX in XXXXXXXXXXXX achieving XXXXX responsibilities; and, XXXXXXX your perspective of XXXX actions you believe should be taken XX improve XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX of these XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX them to meet XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX.
The Department XX Homeland XXXXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX Defense are XXX XXXXXXXX United XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX and protection of XXXXXX States XXXXX security infrastructure. The Department XX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX cybersecurity XXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX, such XX a XXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX infrastructure. The XXXXXXXXXX XX Defense XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX the overall Department XX Homeland XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX strategy. XX the other hand, the Department XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX cyber XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, which XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX security breaches XXX XXXXXX media XXXXX, cybercrime, XXXXXXXXXXXX XX federal networks, cyber incident XXXXXXXX and coordination, the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX cyber security XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX coordination XX cybersecurity intelligence XXXXXXXXXXX, seven XXXXXXXX insurance, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX career XXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXX broader mandate of the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX Security's XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on cyber security ensure that the XXXXXXXXXX of Homeland Security XXXXXX take the XXXX in the coordination XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX across the XXXXXX States.
XX evaluating the performance XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX on XXX XXXXX security coordination XXX XXXXXXXXXX front, it XX worth XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXX criticism XX XXXX organizations, given XXXXX capacity XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX responsibilities and violating human rights XXX privacy XXXXXXXX in their XXXXXXXX XX secure XXXXXX States cyber security infrastructure. Furthermore, XXXXXXXXXXX politics XXXX XXXXXXXX in conflict XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX Security XXX XXX Department of Defense, and a XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX is required to ensure XXX comprehensive protection XX cybersecurity XXXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX United States XXX a XXXXXXXXX regime XXXXXXX cyber security XXXXXXX. XXX collaborative XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX both XXXXXXXXXXX XX one example of such an XXXXXXX. This XXXXX XXXXXXX greater XXXXXXXXXXXX-sharing, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, and personnel XXXXXXXXX across both XXXXXXXX in order to ensure a more XXXXXXXXXXX approach XX the XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX across XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX.
X. Provide a XXXXXXXXXXX XX what SCADA systems XXX, how they are XXXXXXXXXX into IT XXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX of SCADA XX cybersecurity, XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX of SCADA, XXX XXX cybersecurity vulnerabilities and XXXXXXXXXX facing XX XXXXXXX; XXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX be taken XX ensure XXXX aspect of XXX XXX is XXXXXX.
SCADA (Supervisory XXXXXXX XXX Data Acquisition) XXXXXXX are a XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX comprising XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX units, XXXXXXXXXXXX logic XXXXXXXXXXX, communications infrastructure and XXXXXXXXX human XXXXXXX interfaces for XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX a computer network. XXXXX was XXXXXXX to allow universal XXXXXX access XX other XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, and XXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXX supervisory XXXXXXX over independent connected XXXXXXX, XXXX XX field XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX nodes.
XXX XXXXXXX of XXXXX is closely linked XXXX its XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX IT systems. XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX be XXXXXXXXXX with IT XXXXXXX XXXXX in industrial, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXX information technology XXXXXXX XXXXX in manufacturing, fabrication, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXX and XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX and HVAC air XXXXXXXXX systems. XXXXXXX, SCADA XXXXXXX XXXX previously seen XX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XX systems, XXX it XXX only in XXX early 2000s XXXX IT XXXXX such as SQL were XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX SCADA XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, allowing XXXXX XXXXXXX to be more XXXXXXXXX XXX productive.
XXXXX systems are tremendously important XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX cybersecurity vulnerabilities XXXXXX this XXXX XX infrastructure XXX numerous. They include the open, XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX nature XX SCADA XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX the SCADA system security, the XXXXX from XXXXXXXXXXX XX standardized XXXXXXXXX that XXXXXXXXX XXXXX connections within SCADA XXXXXXX XX XXXX more XXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXX to gain entry, XXX XXXX of an XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX to XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX login information using XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX, XXX XXXX XX security and authentication protocols, XXXXXXXXXXXX on XXXXXXXX security XXXXX that the XXXXXX is disconnected XXXX the XXXXXXXX, XXX the lack XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX protocols. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX that XXXXX XX vulnerable XX an XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Pulse (XXX) XXXXXX, as XXXX an attack would destroy numerous SCADA systems simultaneously, thus rendering XXXX costly XX reboot XXX XXXXXX.
The three XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX systems are as follows. The first XXXXXXXXXX of SCADA XXXXXXX XXXX monolithic, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX in an XXXXXXXXXXX system that XXX isolated from XXX other XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX were XXXXXXXX XX XXXX, XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX the system came in the XXXX XX a separate XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXX second generation XX SCADA systems XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX XX distributing XXXXXXXX XXX information XXXXXX numerous computer XXXXXXXX within a XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX. XXX second generation of XXXXX systems were XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX lower XXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX security. XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX incapable of communicating XXXX XXXXXXX from different vendors. Finally, the third XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX as networked systems, as XXXX were XXXXXX XXXXXX multiple XXX networks XXXXX XX XXXX. XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX more XXXXXXXXX and cost effective XXXX previous generations XX XXXXX systems, XXXX XXX XXXXX benefit XX each XXXXX XXXXXX being able to XXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXX XXXX different vendors.
To XXXXX more secure SCADA XXXXXXX, it is necessary XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX engineers XX XXXXXX in 'defence in depth' XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX redundancy protocols. XXX integration XX IOT XXXXX XXX real time cybersecurity monitoring is also XXXXXXX to XXXXXX that XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX time.
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