Networks, Security And Complexity: The Role of Public Policy in Critical Infrastructure Protection
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1843769522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 153 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sean P. Gorman, Research Assistant, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
This economic change was underpinned by rapidly growing networks of infrastructure that have become increasingly complex. Networks, Security and Complexity goes on to address specific concerns such as determining criticality and interdependency, the most effective means of allocating scarce resources for defense, and whether diversity is a viable strategy. This critical and controversial book will garner much attention and spark an important dialogue. The author provides the economic, policy, and physics background to the issues of infrastructure securit
The various concepts are illustrated by means of empirical case examples.' - Peter Nijkamp, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands" --Peter Nijkamp, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands" . Networks, Security and Complexity is a worthy contribution in defining and advancing many of these concepts. This work emphasizes space and place in understanding interconnectivity of physical infrastructure, integrating policy and geography as well as providing an important complement to engineering approaches to interconnected infrastructure. This study presents a model-based, operational framework for identifying critical domains in dynamic networks. He presents the readers with a broad set of questions and how they can be addressed about threats, risk and vulnerability and policy options for their reduction. Due insight into the existence and emergence of such infrastructures is a prerequisite for an effective secur
Pointers to Infrastrucure threats and vulnerabilities The good news:This book serves as a great source to locate additional information. In that respect it is second only to Dan Verton's Black Ice and it covers areas Black Ice does not.There are some excellent nuggets including, the danger of backhoes to the network infrastructure ( that happened to me three times when I used to help provide networks, but I had forgotten just how pesky those can be), a consideration of the vulnerabilities of the power grid ( can't run computers without power) and a fantastic consideration of issues related to fiber. John Matlock said A Look at Infastructure Weak Points. Although it touches on other areas such as electric power distribution, this book is mostly concerned with the fiber optic backbone of the telecommunications industry. It began as a map showing where the fiber goes. Then with 9/11 it became expanded to show where weak points might exist.To no great surprise, the fiber follows the interstate highways and the railroads. These already have right of ways that cover the distance between the major cities, exactly where the fiber needs to go. Specifically, interstate I-10 running across Texas and the s