"Protecting Critical Infrastructure Through High-Assurance Security and Authorization"
The rising number of cyber threats faced by critical infrastructure emphasizes the importance of developing innovative and adaptable solutions to protect sensitive components. Professor of computer science and engineering at the University of South Carolina, Csilla Farkas, started a two-year project in September 2022 with the objective of implementing an adaptive authorization framework for critical infrastructure that is more resilient against cyberattacks than existing security solutions. Her strategy is to adapt the security requirements based on the context of the users and system components as they evolve. Farkas' research is funded by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD). The Citadel and the University of Memphis are project collaborators. According to Farkas, the goal is to create a cybersecurity model that can automatically adapt to changing environments. In order to accomplish this, they must understand the protected system, its important functions, and the dependencies of the various system components. Farkas explains that this will allow them to allocate protection resources to the most critical components in order to maintain functionality during a cyberattack. This article continues to discuss the project on implementing an adaptive authorization framework for critical infrastructure that is highly resilient against cyberattacks.