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A Study on Models for Strengthening Infrastructure Protection through Analysis of Cyber Intrusions (침해사고 분석을 통한 기반시설 보호 강화 모델 연구)

  • Yoon, Oh Jun;Han, Bok Dong;Park, Jeong Keun;Seo, Hyung Jun;Shin, Yong Tae
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.15 no.6_2
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2015
  • The hacking threats made against the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power(KNDP) and the leakage of critical information on nuclear power safety raised the public awareness on the importance of protecting and managing national infrastructure necessary for sustaining the state and society. Cyber security activities and relevant institutions in the ROK, however, are still insufficient, because of which there is a possibility that similar incidents would reoccur and cause serious damages. Hence, a grave and direct threat is posed to the national security of the ROK. In this thesis, I would like to give my analysis and assessment on the recent cyber intrusions against infrastructure at home and abroad, measures established in response and their implementation, and the deficiency of the existing infrastructure protection system ; and lastly propose measures to reinforce infrastructure protection of the ROK.

An Analysis Measure for Cybersecurity linked Threat against Diverse Protection Systems (다양성보호계통 사이버보안 연계 위협 분석 방안)

  • Jung, Sungmin;Kim, Taekyung
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.35-44
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    • 2021
  • With the development of information technology, the cybersecurity threat continues as digital-related technologies are applied to the instrumentation and control system of nuclear power plants. The malfunction of the instrumentation and control system can cause economic damage due to shutdown, and furthermore, it can lead to national disasters such as radioactive emissions, so countering cybersecurity threats is an important issue. In general, the study of cybersecurity in instrumentation and control systems is concentrated on safety systems, and diverse protection systems perform protection and reactor shutdown functions, leading to reactor shutdown or, in the worst case, non-stop situations. To accurately analyze cyber threats in the diverse protection system, its linked facilities should be analyzed together. Risk analysis should be conducted by analyzing the potential impact of inter-facility cyberattacks on related facilities and the impact of cybersecurity on each configuration module of the diverse protection system. In this paper, we analyze the linkage of the diverse protection system and discuss the cybersecurity linkage threat by analyzing the availability of equipment, the cyber threat impact of the linked equipment, and the configuration module's cybersecurity vulnerability.

A Study on the Function of The Elder Protection Agency for the Protection of Elderly Human Rights (종사자들이 인식하는 노인보호전문기관의 기능에 대한 질적연구)

  • Park, Tae-jeong;Lee, Seo-young;Park, Hyung-won
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.761-779
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    • 2020
  • This study is a qualitative study applied with in-depth interviews and phenomenological analysis. The objective of this study was finding out the function of the elder protection agency by interpreting the meaning developed from the experience of the workers about the role of the elder protective service agency. As a result of the analysis, the essential themes were 'Struggling and working hard', 'Obstacles that cannot be lifted', and 'Reaching the time to be reborn as an organization for the elderly human rights.' The common essence of these themes is 'The road to human rights orientation: a destination that must be reached, though not easy to go.' In order for the meanings to be settled and to fit in to the community, it was suggested it is a situation in which both internal and external renewal of the institution for the protection of the elderly is most needed. In addition, much as it turned out that legal and institutional support must be provided so that the elder protection agency can be reborn as human rights organizations with more professionalism, it was proposed to follow the institutional improvement plan derived from this study.

An Overview of False Data Injection Attack Against Cyber Physical Power System (사이버 물리 전력 시스템에 대한 허위 데이터 주입 공격에 관한 고찰)

  • Bae, Junhyung
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.389-395
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    • 2022
  • With the evolution of technology, cyber physical systems (CPSs) are being upgraded, and new types of cyber attacks are being discovered accordingly. There are many forms of cyber attack, and all cyber attacks are made to manipulate the target systems. A representative system among cyber physical systems is a cyber physical power system (CPPS), that is, a smart grid. Smart grid is a new type of power system that provides reliable, safe, and efficient energy transmission and distribution. In this paper, specific types of cyber attacks well known as false data injection attacks targeting state estimation and energy distribution of smart grid, and protection strategies for defense of these attacks and dynamic monitoring for detection are described.

A Systematic Review on Human Factors in Cybersecurity

  • Alghamdi, Ahmed
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.10
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    • pp.282-290
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    • 2022
  • A huge budget is spent on technological solutions to protect Information Systems from cyberattacks by organizations. However, it is not enough to invest alone in technology-based protection and to keep humans out of the cyber loop. Humans are considered the weakest link in cybersecurity chain and most of the time unaware that their actions and behaviors have consequences in cyber space. Therefore, humans' aspects cannot be neglected in cyber security field. In this work we carry out a systematic literature review to identify human factors in cybersecurity. A total of 27 papers were selected to be included in the review, which focuses on the human factors in cyber security. The results show that in total of 14 identified human factors, risk perception, lack of awareness, IT skills and gender are considered critical for organization as for as cyber security is concern. Our results presented a further step in understanding human factors that may cause issues for organizations in cyber space and focusing on the need of a customized and inclusive training and awareness programs.

Systems Approach to Sociotechnical Systems - Cyber Security (사회기술적 시스템의 시스템보안과 시스템엔지니어링)

  • Han, Myeong Deok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.65-71
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    • 2014
  • As one member of the Korea Society of Systems Engineering (KOSSE) and especially as a member of Sociotechnical Systems session of the KOSSE, I tried to contribute somehow to the activity of KOSSE to help development of better Korea systems. This report is a brief discussion of the need for KOSSE activity in the Cyber Security area especially for the protection of national critical infrastructure systems from cyber terror.

Cyber Security Risk Evaluation of a Nuclear I&C Using BN and ET

  • Shin, Jinsoo;Son, Hanseong;Heo, Gyunyoung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.517-524
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    • 2017
  • Cyber security is an important issue in the field of nuclear engineering because nuclear facilities use digital equipment and digital systems that can lead to serious hazards in the event of an accident. Regulatory agencies worldwide have announced guidelines for cyber security related to nuclear issues, including U.S. NRC Regulatory Guide 5.71. It is important to evaluate cyber security risk in accordance with these regulatory guides. In this study, we propose a cyber security risk evaluation model for nuclear instrumentation and control systems using a Bayesian network and event trees. As it is difficult to perform penetration tests on the systems, the evaluation model can inform research on cyber threats to cyber security systems for nuclear facilities through the use of prior and posterior information and backpropagation calculations. Furthermore, we suggest a methodology for the application of analytical results from the Bayesian network model to an event tree model, which is a probabilistic safety assessment method. The proposed method will provide insight into safety and cyber security risks.

A Study on Improving Support for Victims of Cyber-Violence (사이버 폭력의 피해자 지원에 대한 개선방안)

  • Park, Jong-Ryeol
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.227-233
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    • 2012
  • Recently, violence in cyberspace has been increasing and it causes not only severe emotional distress to the victims but also hampers a healthy cyber culture. This paper aims to find out about characteristics and the actual state of Cyber-Violence, and Evaluate the measures concerning it. Cyber crime is characterized as non face to face, anonymity, non-limitary, difficulties in attracting evidence, the Cyber Violence of these cyber crimes was shown in the form of cyber-insult, cyber-defamation, cyber-stalking, circulation of cyber-pornography, and that is the reality there are lack of practical measures. As a measure for protection the establishment of positive laws are needed on the cyber-contempt, adopting the Internet real-name system, strengthening the ISP's responsibility and legislation for criminal penalties. As a more fundamental measure, a greater effort of netizen's self-purification and systematic training and promotion for the prevention of damage is necessary.

A Plan for Strengthening Cyber Security Capability toward North Korea: focusing on the Preparation of Cyber Warfare (대북 사이버 안보역량 강화를 위한 방안: 사이버전 대비를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Ho Jung;Kim, Jong-ha
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 2018
  • North Korea's cyber warfare capability is becoming a serious security threat to Korea because most of the operational systems of social infrastructure and advanced weapons system are all networked. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine what the Korean government should do to strengthen cyber security capabilities toward North Korea. For this purpose, this article analyzed North Korea's cyber attack cases against Korea by categorizing according to threat type and purpose. The research findings are as follows. It is necessary first, to have aggressive cyber protection and attack capabilities; second, to establish an integrated cyber security control tower that can be overseen by the national government; third, to need to legislate domestic cyber- related laws; fourth, to build a multilateral & regional cyber cooperation system. The implication of these findings are that it needs to be strengthened the cyber security capability from the cyber threats of North Korea by minimizing the damage during the peacetime period and for the complete warfare in case of emergency.

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