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DNS as critical infrastructure, the energy system case study

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  • Emiliano Casalicchio
  • Marco Caselli
  • Alessio Coletta
  • Igor Nai Fovino

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Modern critical infrastructures (e.g., power plants, energy grids, oil pipelines, etc.), make nowadays extensive use of information and communication technologies (ICT). As a direct consequence their exposure to cyber-attacks is becoming a matter of public security. In this paper, we analyse a particular infrastructure, rarely considered as source of threats, on which indeed the majority of network based services rely: the domain name system. Taking as example the power system, we show how deeply a failure (accidental or malicious) of the DNS might impact on the operation of the modern and distributed critical infrastructure.

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  • Emiliano Casalicchio & Marco Caselli & Alessio Coletta & Igor Nai Fovino, 2013. "DNS as critical infrastructure, the energy system case study," International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(1/2), pages 111-129.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcist:v:9:y:2013:i:1/2:p:111-129
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