Guest Editors
Prof. Tri Gia Nguyen, FPT University, Vietnam.
Dr. Tra Huong Thi Le, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
Prof. Chakchai So-In, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Summary
As we are moving towards a world full of software and internet applications, we are increasing the chances of cyber threats and breaches. Nowadays, cyber security problems are happening more in targeted critical sectors of the world, including the energy and utility sector, defence, transportation, communication, finance, and many more. These industries are critical by their value and importance to the society on which we depend more. Hence, attackers focus mainly on these industries for ransomware attacks and hacking data. In recent years many attacks have been recorded in the food processing companies, solar-wind generation facilities, and many more crippling the users and service providers. Thus the need for enhanced and more secured connectivity is required for protecting potential security threats and breaches. With the growth of information technologies, we can design and build robust security gateways to prevent hackers from getting into critical industrial applications.
While looking from a business perspective, businesses like E-commerce, finance, and retail, we witness many threats with access to Omnichannel and networking of the supply chains where loads of consumer and financial data are stored. Usually, this is more often applicable to small-scale enterprises without any cyber-security systems on priority. Millions of losses are inherited by industries if no cyber-security systems are built for business. As information technology grows and improves connectivity, the complexity of the threat also increases gradually. The emergence of IoT and smart city infrastructures for critical industries expands the surface of threat and breach attacks inviting cyber warfare and crimes. However, the growth of legacy technologies and systems improves the operational frameworks and gateway points with advanced firewalls protecting the crucial sectors. The layered vigilance and resilience of the advanced networks with ML and AI solutions are helping critical industries to identify threats prior to happening and respond to the system, effectively protecting the servers. Protecting vital infrastructures is crucial when it is shared on a public source. However, with these critical sectors' adequate security monitoring systems through advanced government protocols and intelligent cyber systems, we can prevent thefts, crashes, enhance privacy, secure infrastructures from malware attacks, and protect the central systems efficiently.
Furthermore, the need for internal resources and training among critical industrial applications is an obstacle in preventing cyber threats. Undermining the national securities is possible without a proper CNI system enabled in the critical infrastructures while installed through third parties. Prioritizing cost and leaving the security networks without up-gradation would lead to catastrophic consequences to the networks. Lack of personal and situational awareness can be one of the primary concerns for critical industries when stabilizing cyber securities. Henceforth, we will require more platform research for building resilient critical infrastructures with effective cyber-secure networks and protocols. This special issue enumerates the importance of cybersecurity on critical industrial infrastructures and invites researchers to present innovative solutions to overcome cybersecurity threats and breaches for future resilient critical sectors.
Keywords
I. Advances of cyber security protocols for critical industrial sectors
II. Effective cyber security models to protect critical energy sectors against threats
III. Emerging trends of cybersecurity with Artificial intelligence and Machine learning
IV. New frontiers of cyber security for financial industries
V. Cybersecurity and its impact on small scale business enterprises
VI. Effective security measures for protecting healthcare industries
VII. Cybersecurity for banking and credit business
VIII. Breach prevention and firewall advances for critical industrial applications
IX. Critical challenges of cybersecurity protocols for defence and natural security
X. Cloud vulnerability and its impact on cyber security threats
XI. Advanced cyber security trends to protect industries against hacking and ransomware attacks
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