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Framework for assessing the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure objects


Work number - M 12 FILED

Presented National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic University", Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Authors:
1. KUSHNEROV Oleksandr – Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Lecturer of the Economic Cybernetics Department at the Academic and Research Institute of Business, Economics and Management of Sumy State University;
2. SOKOLOV Artem Viktorovich – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Cybersecurity at the National University “Odessa Law Academy”;
3. PIKUL Rostislav – Deputy Head of the Center – Head of the Scientific Department for Research and Implementation of Innovative Technologies at the Scientific Center for Integrity Education and Corruption Prevention in the Security and Defense Sector of the National Defense University of Ukraine, Colonel;
4. DUNAIEV Sergii – PhD Candidate in the Department of Cybersecurity at the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute».

The project aims to research the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure objects and assess their current state. It involves classifying complex (targeted) threats using social engineering methods and examining the structure of essential infrastructure objects as socio-cyber-physical systems. This approach significantly reduces the costs of preventive cybersecurity measures.

The novelty lies in the ability to assess the current state, considering not only the impact of social engineering methods but also the hybrid and synergistic characteristics of modern cyber threats, with an integrated approach to security that includes three components: cybersecurity, information security, and the security of information itself. Such an approach allows for the creation of multi-layered information protection systems, taking into account the emergent properties of the components of socio-cyber-physical platforms–social networks, cloud platforms, and physical platforms.

The expected scientific outcomes include an enhanced understanding of the complex nature of cybersecurity in critical infrastructure objects, the interconnections between information resources and security services, essential infrastructure points, and cyber threats. Implementing this project will enable entities responsible for the security of critical infrastructure objects to utilise a web application to assess the current state of protection. This ensures timely preventive measures, enhances security and improves the resilience of essential infrastructure objects.

Number of publications: 4 monographs, including 1 in foreign publications, more than 21 articles in magazines included in category "A" and more than 21 articles in magazines included in category "B". The total number of references to authors' publications/h-index by work according to databases is, respectively, Web of Science 5/1, Scopus 27/7, and Google Scholar 92/16. Received 3 patents for inventions of Ukraine and 1 patents for useful models.

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