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CRISIS

Interconnected Sensor Networks for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection

Funded by Spain Ministry of Industry
Duration: 11/2006-12/2009
Website: http://www.nics.uma.es/CRISIS/

CRISIS

Project Overview

CRISIS is mainly focused on the design of security solutions for Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs) by means of the development of protection, control and evaluation mechanisms. These solutions use Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) [1] as a main technological platform because that technology facilitates a distributed control and allow the different components of the network to remain operative, even in crisis situations [2][3][4].

In order to guarantee the faultless interoperability of the protection, control and evaluation mechanisms, new security services had to be created and integrated into a Service-Oriented Architecture. This Architecture was specifically devised for Critical Infrastructures (and in particular for SCADA systems [5][6]) using a trust management model, which was also designed for this purpose.

Finally, the Architecture was validated and verified in different ways. On one hand, we designed and developed management and maintenance systems embedded into the Architecture, such as Early Warning [7][8], Dynamic Reconfiguration and Auditing Systems. On the other hand, with the aim of providing support for the infrastructure, some tools for decision support and risk assessment were also provided [9]. Lastly, an integration analysis of WSNs into the Internet and a security analysis were carried out. The idea were to study the feasibility of using the WSN technology in different critical scenarios, such as First Responders and SCADA systems [10].

References

  1. J. Lopez, R. Roman, and C. Alcaraz, "Analysis of Security Threats, Requirements, Technologies and Standards in Wireless Sensor Networks", In Foundations of Security Analysis and Design 2009, LNCS 5705, pp. 289-338, August, 2009.
  2. C. Alcaraz, and R. Roman, "Applying Key Infrastructures for Sensor Networks in {CIP/CIIP} Scenarios", In 1st International Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS'06), LNCS 4347, pp. 166-178, 2006.
  3. J. Lopez, C. Alcaraz, and R. Roman, "On the Protection and Technologies of Critical Information Infrastructures.", In On Foundations of Security Analysis and Design IV, FOSAD 2006/2007, Springer, LNCS 4677, pp. 160-182, 2007.
  4. R. Roman, C. Alcaraz, and J. Lopez, "The Role of Wireless Sensor Networks in the Area of Critical Information Infrastructure", In Information Security Technical Report, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 24-31, 2007.
  5. C. Alcaraz, et al., "Gestión segura de redes SCADA", In Nuevas tendencias en gestión de redes, Novática, no. 196, pp. 20-25, December, 2008.
  6. C. Alcaraz, et al., "Secure Management of SCADA Networks", In Novática, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 22-28, December, 2008.
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  8. C. Alcaraz, and J. Lopez, "Análisis de Seguridad de las Redes Mesh de Sensores en Sistemas Críticos de Control", In VIII Jornadas de Ingeniería Telemática (JITEL'09), pp. 483-486, September, 2009.
  9. C. Alcaraz, et al., "Adaptive Dispatching of Incidences Based on Reputation for SCADA Systems", In 6th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business (TrustBus'09), Springer-Verlag, pp. 86-94, September, 2009.
  10. R. Roman, J. Lopez, and C. Alcaraz, "Do Wireless Sensor Networks Need to be Completely Integrated into the Internet?", In 3rd CompanionAble Workshop - Future Internet of People, Things and Services (IoPTS) eco-Systems, December, 2009.


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