XA4AS: Adaptive Security for Multi-Stage Attacks

Elias Seid, Oliver Popov, Fredrik Blix

2024

Abstract

Identifying potential system threats that define security requirements is vital to designing secure cyber systems. Furthermore, the high frequency of attacks poses an enormous obstacle in analysing cyber-physical systems (CPS). The paper argues for the idea that any security solution for cyber-physical systems (CPS) should be adaptive and tailored to the specific types of threats and their frequency. Specifically, the solution should consistently monitor its surroundings in order to protect itself from a cyber-attack by adjusting its defensive measures. Understanding cyberattacks and their potential consequences on both internal and external assets in cyberspace is essential for preserving cyber security. The importance appears in the work of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), which collects IT incident reports from vital service providers required by the NIS directive of the European Union and Swedish government agencies. The proposed solution is the Adaptive security framework, which aims to simplify the development of analytical models for implementing model predictive control and adaptive security solutions in the field of CPS. This study analyses security attacks and corresponding security measures for Swedish government agencies and organisations under the European Union’s NIS mandate. A thorough analysis of adaptive security was conducted on 254 security incident reports provided by vital service providers. As a result, an overall total of five security measures were identified.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Seid E., Popov O. and Blix F. (2024). XA4AS: Adaptive Security for Multi-Stage Attacks. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS; ISBN 978-989-758-699-6, SciTePress, pages 284-293. DOI: 10.5220/0012707400003705

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iotbds24,
author={Elias Seid and Oliver Popov and Fredrik Blix},
title={XA4AS: Adaptive Security for Multi-Stage Attacks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS},
year={2024},
pages={284-293},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012707400003705},
isbn={978-989-758-699-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS
TI - XA4AS: Adaptive Security for Multi-Stage Attacks
SN - 978-989-758-699-6
AU - Seid E.
AU - Popov O.
AU - Blix F.
PY - 2024
SP - 284
EP - 293
DO - 10.5220/0012707400003705
PB - SciTePress