CritInfr - Security and critical infrastructures

Introduction
Objectives
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Introduction

The German Federal Government defines Critical Infrastructures (KRITIS) as organizations or institutions of great importance to the state community whose failure or impairment could lead to sustained shortages, serious disruption to public security or other dramatic consequences. In addition to the failure of these facilities, dangers to the population are a consequence of customers´ and private households´ links to the central supply facilities and the possible distribution of pollutants.

The facilities can be attacked in the areas of information and communication technology, functional technology, logistics, personnel, production and quality. The contamination of the delivery products is a threat for all customers.

Attackers can act from the outside, but also within the facilities and use different methods of attack and action. It has to be taken into account that, as a matter of principle, possibilities for the prediction of the nature and execution of the attack are very limited.

The aim of the project is to introduce a list of the threats, risks, effects and the existing defence mechanisms. The main goal is the development of concepts for technical support and assistance systems in order to detect anomalies, hazards and attacks as early as possible. The real-time monitoring of the operation, the processes and the quality of the delivery products by means of technical sensors, signal processing, classification and the analysis of cases are part of solutions to warn and to take appropriate countermeasures.

Objectives

The project includes the following work packages on analysis and conceptualization.

Hazard - threat

Analysis of different potential hazards
Risks, motives, attack scenarios, potential hazards.

Abilities in detection and defense

Skills and measures of operators
Abilities of the security authorities.

Capability gaps

Need, cost and benefit
Marketable products, sensors, etc.
Evaluation, analysis, classification
Databases, also networked, case data bases
Research and development.

Law and order

Legal framework.

Measures and priorities

Possibilities for detection and defense by technical means
Sensor technology, classification, detection of anomalies
Business Processes
Checklists
Requirements and needs for training
Technology & Staff - Assistance Systems.

Products and market

Market for advanced solutions
Potential for innovative products.

The aim is not the analysis of weaknesses in a specific plant, but rather a general view with regard to technical support resources. The close cooperation with partners from the relevant plants and organizations is important in order to bring the practical experience into practice. Successful technical solutions, consisting of sensor technology, signal processing, classification and pattern recognition, are elaborated and examined for their feasibility and broad application possibilities.

Title CritInfr

Short Description Critical infrastructures are endangered in different ways. The identification and classification of anomalies and threats by means of appropriate technical procedures, methods and systems are the aim of the project. Automated or assistance systems are analyzed, designed and proposed.

Technology Sensor technology, Signal processing, pattern recognition, classification, AI (artificial intelligence)

Markets Utilities, municipalities, transport companies.

Intellectual property tbd.

Remarks For German partners, the guidelines for the funding measure "Anwender - Innovativ: Forschung für die zivile Sicherheit" (Bundesanzeiger vom 11.05.2016), are of interest.

Title	CritInfr
Short Description	Critical infrastructures are endangered in different ways. The identification and classification of anomalies and threats by means of appropriate technical procedures, methods and systems are the aim of the project. Automated or assistance systems are analyzed, designed and proposed.
Technology	Sensor technology, Signal processing, pattern recognition, classification, AI (artificial intelligence)
Markets	Utilities, municipalities, transport companies.
Intellectual property	tbd.
Remarks	For German partners, the guidelines for the funding measure "Anwender - Innovativ: Forschung für die zivile Sicherheit" (Bundesanzeiger vom 11.05.2016), are of interest.

CritInfr - Security and critical infrastructures

Introduction

Objectives

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