Smart City Cyber Security

Cyber Security for the development of Smart Cities

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Cyber Security Consultant and Enterprise Architect with an interest in semantic systems for security, strategy and architectural development.

Category: Smart City Security

  • Cyber Security Framework for Smart Cities – part 2

    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…

  • Cyber Security Framework for Smart Cities – part 1

    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…

  • Standards and Best Practice to support Smart City Cyber Security and City Regulation and Compliance

    As more technology is designed and developed for smart cities, to manage individual services or complex platform solutions, these technologies will be governed by compliance and regulation to control use and operation. Their generation and management of data will be a key focus as well as how they are secured and monitored. It is this…

  • Management of Cities

    Whilst the structure and services of global cities are very similar there are very different ways in which cities are governed and administrated. This post will consider three different countries and cities: London, UK Paris, France New York, USA The way in which cities are governed and administered will create some interesting cyber security challenges…

  • Recent cyber attacks on Cities

    A review of the reported incidents on Hackmageddon shows that there are a variety of City / Public Services attacks emerging. Target Overview Attack Types / Vector Sunderland City Council Hackers access users’ personal details in a cyber attack on Sunderland City Council’s library database. Data Breech, Compromise, Access Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA) Is…

  • Data driven smart cities

    In the next 10 years, the majority of cities across the developed countries in the World will undergo significant transformation to their infrastructure, technologies and services they provide to their citizens. This change will be driven by both Public and Private organisations and a key principle driver of this transformation will be Data. Data is…