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A study for Information Security Risk Assessment Methodology Improvement by blockade and security system level assessment (봉쇄와 보안장비 수준평가를 통한 정보보호 위험평가 개선 연구)

  • Han, Choong-Hee;Han, ChangHee
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.187-196
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    • 2020
  • In order to manage information security risk, various information security level evaluation and information security management system certification have been conducted on a larger scale than ever. However, there are continuous cases of infringement of information protection for companies with excellent information security evaluation and companies with excellent information security management system certification. The existing information security risk management methodology identifies and analyzes risks by identifying information assets inside the information system. Existing information security risk management methodology lacks a review of where cyber threats come from and whether security devices are properly operated for each route. In order to improve the current risk management plan, it is necessary to look at where cyber threats come from and improve the containment level for each inflow section to absolutely reduce unnecessary cyber threats. In addition, it is essential to measure and improve the appropriate configuration and operational level of security equipment that is currently overlooked in the risk management methodology. It is necessary to block and enter cyber threats as much as possible, and to detect and respond to cyber threats that inevitably pass through open niches and use security devices. Therefore, this paper proposes additional evaluation items for evaluating the containment level against cyber threats in the ISMS-P authentication items and vulnerability analysis and evaluation items for major information and communication infrastructures, and evaluates the level of security equipment configuration for each inflow.

Introduction of Requirements and Regulatory Guide on Cyber Security of I&C Systems in Nuclear Facilities (원전 계측제어시스템의 사이버보안 요구사항)

  • Kang, Young-Doo;Jeong, Choong-Heui;Chong, Kil-To
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2008.10b
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    • pp.209-210
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    • 2008
  • In the case of unauthorized individuals, systems and entities or process threatening the instrumentation and control systems of nuclear facilities using the intrinsic vulnerabilities of digital based technologies, those systems may lose their own required functions. The loss of required functions of the critical systems of nuclear facilities may seriously affect the safety of nuclear facilities. Consequently, digital instrumentation and control systems, which perform functions important to safety, should be designed and operated to respond to cyber threats capitalizing on the vulnerabilities of digital based technologies. To make it possible, the developers and licensees of nuclear facilities should perform appropriate cyber security program throughout the whole life cycle of digital instrumentation and control systems. Under the goal of securing the safety of nuclear facilities, this paper presents the KINS' regulatory position on cyber security program to remove the cyber threats that exploit the vulnerabilities of digital instrumentation and control systems and to mitigate the effect of such threats. Presented regulatory position includes establishing the cyber security policy and plan, analyzing and classifying the cyber threats and cyber security assessment of digital instrumentation and control systems.

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Methodology of Cyber Security Assessment in the Smart Grid

  • Woo, Pil Sung;Kim, Balho H.
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.495-501
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    • 2017
  • The introduction of smart grid, which is an innovative application of digital processing and communications to the power grid, might lead to more and more cyber threats originated from IT systems. In other words, The Energy Management System (EMS) and other communication networks interact with the power system on a real time basis, so it is important to understand the interaction between two layers to protect the power system from potential cyber threats. This paper aims to identify and clarify the cyber security risks and their interaction with the power system in Smart Grid. In this study, the optimal power flow (OPF) and Power Flow Tracing are used to assess the interaction between the EMS and the power system. Through OPF and Power Flow Tracing based analysis, the physical and economic impacts from potential cyber threats are assessed, and thereby the quantitative risks are measured in a monetary unit.

Design and Implementation of Simulation Tool for Cyber Battle Damage Assessment Using MOCE(Measure of Cyber Effectiveness) (사이버 효과 지표를 활용한 사이버 전투 피해평가 시뮬레이션 도구의 설계 및 구현)

  • Park, JinHo;Kim, DuHoe;Shin, DongIl;Shin, DongKyoo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.465-472
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    • 2019
  • In recent years, the cyber attack has become a universal phenomenon, and the attacks in cyberspace are regarded as a kind of war, cyber-warfare. However, cyber-warfare is difficult to identify the damage caused by the attack. In order to effectively evaluate the damage to the attack that may occur in the cyber-warfare, this paper describes the damage evaluation simulation of the cyber-warfare based on DEVSim++, which can calculate the damage to the cyber attack using the MOCE (Measure of Cyber Effectiveness). Also, in order to help the commander in the cyber Command&Control phase, the number of victims by attack classification is expressed in the form of Venn diagram.

A Study on National Cyber Capability Assessment Methodology (국가 사이버 역량 평가 방법론 연구)

  • Kang, JungMin;Hwang, HyunUk;Lee, JongMoon;Yun, YoungTae;Bae, ByungChul;Jung, SoonYoung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.1039-1055
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    • 2012
  • It is required for us to enhance the national cyber capability as the worldwide countries have been doing effort to strengthen their cyber capabilities. However, we are encountering the difficulty in estimating national cyber capability due to the absence of any cyber capability assessment methodology. This paper presents the national cyber capability assessment methodology which is used for settle up national cyber policy. We also introduce the result of five major nations(US, China, Japan, Russia, Korea)' cyber capability assessment using the proposed methodology. The methodology is developed using open data and includes three areas; base capability, attack capability and defense capability. The assessment result shows the in the order of US, China, Korea, Russia, Japan. As the analysis of that result, in order to enhance the our cyber capability, we recommend that first, cyber budget and human resources for the base capability should be more invested, second, the strategy for attack capability enhancement is strongly required and lastly, the patch ratio and security monitoring level should be upgraded.

A study on national cybersecurity policy agenda in Korea using national cyber capability assessment model (국가 사이버 역량평가 모델을 활용한 국내 사이버안보 정책 의제 도출 연구)

  • Song, Minkyoung;Bae, Sunha;Kim, So-Jeong
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.89-100
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    • 2021
  • The National Cyber Capability Assessment(NCCA) could be used as meaningful information for improving national cyber security policy because it provides information on the elements necessary for strengthening national cyber capabilities and the level of each country. However, there were few studies on improving cyber capabilities using the NCCA result in Korea. Therefore, we analyzed the result of National Cyber Power Index(NCPI) conducted by Belfer Center of Harvard Univ. by applying modified-IPA method to derive cybersecurity policy agendas for Korea. As a result, the need to set agendas on surveillance and offensive cyber capability and improve the effectiveness of policy implementation for intelligence and defense was drawn. Moreover, we suggested need for in-depth study of each policy agenda deduced from preceding research data as a future tasks. And it is expected to increase practical use of NCCA for domestic policy analysis by developing and using our own NCCA model which considered analysis framework proposed in this study.

Study on Strengthening the Maritime Sector Cybersecurity (해상 사이버보안 강화방안 연구)

  • Yoo, Yun-Ja;Park, Han-Seon;Park, Hye-Ri
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2019.05a
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    • pp.238-239
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    • 2019
  • Cyber attacks can be caused by all equipment that perform communication functions, and the link between ship and land due to the development of communication technology means that the ship sector as well as the land sector can be easily exposed to cyber threat vulnerability. In this paper, we analyze cyber threat trend changes to identify cyber security vulnerabilities in the maritime sector and propose measures to enhance cyber security through other industry case studies.

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A Study on the Establishment of the IDS Using Machine Learning (머신 러닝을 활용한 IDS 구축 방안 연구)

  • Kang, Hyun-Sun
    • Journal of Software Assessment and Valuation
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.121-128
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    • 2019
  • Computing systems have various vulnerabilities to cyber attacks. In particular, various cyber attacks that are intelligent in the information society have caused serious social problems and economic losses. Traditional security systems are based on misuse-based technology, which requires the continuous updating of new attack patterns and the real-time analysis of vast amounts of data generated by numerous security devices in order to accurately detect. However, traditional security systems are unable to respond through detection and analysis in real time, which can delay the recognition of intrusions and cause a lot of damage. Therefore, there is a need for a new security system that can quickly detect, analyze, and predict the ever-increasing cyber security threats based on machine learning and big data analysis models. In this paper, we present a IDS model that combines machine learning and big data technology.

A Study on Vulnerability Assessment for the Digital Assets in NPP Based on Analytical Methods (분석적 방법을 적용한 원전디지털자산 취약점 평가 연구)

  • Kim, In-kyung;Kwon, Kook-heui
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.1539-1552
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    • 2018
  • The necessity of establishing a more secure cyber security system is emerging to protect NPP against cyber attacks as nuclear facilities become increasingly reliant on digital system. Proper security measures should be established through periodic analysis and evaluation of vulnerabilities. However, as Nuclear facilities has safety characteristics as their top priority and it requires a lot of time and cost to construct regarding the activities for vulnerability analysis, it is difficult to apply the existing vulnerability analysis environment and analysis tools. In this study, We propose a analytical vulnerability assessment method to overcome the limitations of existing vulnerability analysis methods through analysis the existing vulnerability analysis methods and the issues to be considered when applying the vulnerability analysis method.