Smart City Cyber Security

Cyber Security for the development of Smart Cities

Category: NIST Cyber Framework

  • I am going to use the Cisco SAFE security reference architecture as a complimentary method to NIST CSF to help explain how these methods can be used to support a Smart City Cyber Security Strategy. SAFE is further expanded through its identification of threat types and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK. In particular i will focus…

  • The second part of the NIST CSF Identify Function is the Business or City Environment in this case. According to the standard, the purpose of this function category is: The organization’s mission, objectives, stakeholders, and activities are understood and prioritized; this information is used to inform cybersecurity roles, responsibilities, and risk management decisions. Cities are…

  • Design Guide: Smart City Asset Management Design Guide It is not surprising that the first item in NIST CF is Asset Management with the mapping to the informative references being CIS Control 1 Inventory and Control of Hardware Assets and ISO 27K Annex A8 Asset Management. It is a fundamental requirement for cyber security. Over…

  • In this second part introduction to the Cyber Security Framework for a Smart City i will cover the scope of the framework using the best practice described by the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and how the components can be used to work together with a Smart City strategy and thus effect a smart city cyber security…

  • Introduction to a series of posts and resources i plan to put together to outline the key aspects of a Cyber Security Framework for a Smart City strategy. Having recently acted as an Advisor to a new Innovate UK research project I thought I would use and adapt some of the recommendations, for problems I…

  • It is important to select the right cyber security capabilities necessary to fulfil the scope and vision for a Smart City and the individual cyber security requirements. There may be potentially over 100 cyber security capabilities needed to support a large Smart City organisation and services. They could be chosen from a best practice framework…

  • There is a range of cyber security best practice guidelines and standards that with some adjustments are very suitable for the design and development of a cyber security strategy and protective monitoring programme. They can be modified to the IOT and ICT architectures, diverse environments and the different public and private sector parties involved. In…