Policy Analytics for Cybersecurity of Cyber-Physical Systems
Author(s)
Choucri, Nazli
Agarwal, Gaurav
Date Issued
December 14, 2022
Publisher
© MIT Political Science Department
Citation
Choucri, N., & Agarwal, G. (2022). Policy analytics for cybersecurity of cyber-physical systems: Project summary. MIT Political Science Department.
Abstract
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are embedded in an increasingly complex ecosystem of cybersecurity policies, guidelines, and compliance measures designed to support all aspects of operation during all phases of system’s life cycle. By definition, such guidelines and policies are written in linear and sequential text form—word after word—often with different directives parts presented in different documents. This situation makes it difficult to integrate or understand policy-technology-security interactions. As a result, it also impedes effective risk assessment. Individually or collectively, these features inevitably undermine initiatives for cybersecurity. Missing are fundamental policy analytics to support CPS cybersecurity and facilitate policy implementation. This project is designed to develop a set of text-to-analytics methods and tools—for policy directives and for CPS properties—and provide a “proof of concept” focused on the smart grid of electric power systems.
Subjects
Science of Security & Privacy
National Security Agency
cybersecurity
cyber-physical systems
NIST
smart grid cybersecurity
NIST cybersecurity framework
NIST SP 800:53
policy analysis
design structure matrix
network analysis
graph theory
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