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    see attached. – ## ii.docx – ## UnitII.pdf **## ii.docx** From your experience working on either a small or large project, list and categorize three risks from the project. Was the response plan for the project adequate to mitigate these risks? Knowing what you know now, how would you respond to the…

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    From your experience working on either a small or large project, list and categorize three risks from the project. Was the response plan for the project adequate to mitigate these risks? Knowing what you know now, how would you respond to these risks differently?

    Course Textbook(s) Lewis, T. G. (2020). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (3rd ed.). Wiley. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781119614562

    **## UnitII.pdf**

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 1

    Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II

    Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

    2. Evaluate organization infrastructures for vulnerabilities.
    2.1 Describe different types of risks affecting Critical Information and Key Resources (CIKR)

    systems.

    Required Unit Resources

    Chapter 2: Risk Strategies

    In order to access the following resource, click the link below.

    For the following resource, you are only required to read Chapter 2, pp. 4–17.

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2012). Guide for conducting risk assessments [NIST Special

    Publication 800-30]. https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf

    Unit Lesson

    Introduction

    Managing risk takes many resources, specifically when the area of risk management encompasses a nation’s
    large critical infrastructure sectors. Risk management is a shared responsibility among all critical
    infrastructure agencies and private sector stakeholders. Furthermore, because incidents can cascade across
    sectors, state, and national boundaries, a comprehensive risk management and mitigation process
    necessitates the involvement of federal, state, and local agencies as well as other critical infrastructure
    partners in the private sector.

    UNIT II STUDY GUIDE
    Infrastructure Protection: Risks and
    Threats, Part I

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 2

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    The Federal Information Security
    Modernization Act (FISMA) was
    established in 2002 and amended in 2014.
    The law put in place standards and
    guidelines for the implementation of
    security in the nation’s critical sectors.
    These standards and guidelines include
    FIPS 199, FIPS 200, and NIST Special
    Publications 800-53, 800-59, 800-60, 800-
    160, 800-137, and 800-18 (National
    Institute of Standards and Technology
    [NIST], 2018). These standards and
    guidelines form a risk management
    framework (See Figure 1), which provides
    a process integrating security and risk
    management activities.

    Risk Strategies

    In order to understand threats, we must
    know about risks. According to Lewis
    (2020), risk is an expected gain or loss
    given the probability of specific events. The
    loss from risk can be in financial loss,
    casualties (as in lives), or time. Unit I
    stated that protection of assets or critical
    infrastructures had its beginnings in
    engineering (Roman aqueducts) and safety
    (the Great Wall of China). Risk strategy or
    management has extended to other applications across many fields and industries in government,
    commercial, and industrial sectors.

    Given the global economy and the interconnectedness of all critical sectors (see Figure 2), any process or
    daily operations in which these sectors are engaged are exposed to risks. Risk and reward go together, and
    the probability of risk to the success or failure of protection in any sector has significantly increased with the
    advancement of technology. To protect critical infrastructures successfully, we must be able to manage risks
    through planning and strategy as well as actively predict risks across the landscape. As humans evolve, more
    risks are introduced, and as more interconnectedness exists between sectors, the larger or wider the negative
    ripple effect of risks or effects of risks grows. The increased reliance on information technology (IT) systems is
    one of the most significant risks facing the nation today.

    Figure 1 Risk Management Framework
    (NIST, 2018)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 3

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Risk Analysis

    Risk analysis aids in predicting risks through probability. Lewis (2020) showed that the formula for calculating
    risk was derived by a famous Swiss mathematician as R=Pr(c)C; thus risk (R) is the product of the probability
    (Pr) of a particular event taking place and its consequence (c) measured in financial loss, casualties (C), or
    time. Thus, a risk has three elements:

    1. an event (c),
    2. a probability of occurrence of that event (Pr), and
    3. the consequences of that event (impact of that event) (C).

    If we look at the risk function carefully, we can also see that, generally, if the probability of the event or the
    consequences increase, so does the risk. As an example, the likelihood of a plane falling from the sky is
    small, but the consequences if it does happen are very high in terms of lives and damage to structures on the
    ground. “The risk of any event is large if the product of likelihood and consequence is large but small if the
    product is small. Probability and consequence are handmaidens in the estimation of risk” (Lewis, 2020, p. 23).
    In risk analysis, we also need to consider the cause or source of that risk carefully. This cause is referred to
    as the hazard. Often, risk is minimized simply by being aware of hazards and taking measures to avoid them
    or overcome them.

    Banking & Finance
    •Banking & Stock Markets
    •Sector-specific agency: Treasury

    Emergency Law Enforcement
    Services
    •Justice/FBI
    •Sector-specific agency: FBI

    Emergency Services
    •Emergency Fire and Continuity of
    Government

    •Sector-specific agency: FEMA

    Energy
    •Electric Power, Gas and Oil production and

    storage
    •Sector-specific agency: Energy

    Information & Communications
    •Telecommunications and the Internet
    •Sector-specific agency: Commerce

    Public Health Services
    •Public health, surveillance, laboratory

    services, and personal health services
    •Sector-specific agency: HHS

    Transportation
    •Aviation, Highways, Mass Transit, Rail,

    Pipelines, Shipping
    •Sector-specific agency: Transportation

    Water Supply
    •Water and its distribution
    •Sector-specific agency: Environmental

    Protection Agency

    Figure 2. Eight critical infrastructure sectors
    (Lewis, 2020; 12019, 2012; Breher, 2015; Muhammad, 2018; LEEROY Agency, 2014; lkaika, 2015; Petra,
    2009; Pexels, 2016; skeeze, 2015)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 4

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Sources of Risks

    Sources of risks can be categorized by their cause as internal or external.

    Internal risks

    Internal causes of risks include those arising from internal protection design or human behavior. Examples
    include security procedures that do not compensate for new malware threats or a disgruntled employee who
    can bypass security from inside a network. Additionally, technology and communication failures can be the
    source of internal risks. Common causes of risk are skill availability, capability, motivation, and performance,
    among others. These types of risk can be classified as follows:

    1. Technical – the wrong or insufficient technology is implemented for a solution.
    2. Management – Decision-making at the management level is made without knowing the facts.
    3. Safety – The safety of systems or people is insufficient, or safety is nonexistent.
    4. Organizational – Business continuity is not implemented or usually delegated to the IT areas.

    External risks

    External risks are usually associated with global factors such as political, economic, and regulatory
    conditions. Generally, external sources of risk are factors beyond the control of specific sectors or country.
    These may include power shifts in specific areas of the world, economic conditions prompted by conflicts, or
    regulatory laws introducing significant changes on processes in a given sector.

    Risk Management

    Risk management refers to the process of identifying and managing risk through the development, selection,
    and management of strategies for controlling or avoiding those risks. The Project Management Institute Body
    of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (PMI, 2017) offers three definitions of risk management.

    1. Risk management is the formal process by which risk factors are systematically identified, assessed,
    and provided for.

    2. Risk management is a formal, systematic method of managing concentrating on identifying and
    controlling areas or events that have a potential for causing unwanted change.

    3. Risk management is the art and science of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors.

    Risk management attempts to predict and control possible future events proactively rather than reactively.
    The goal of risk management is not only to reduce the likelihood of an event taking place, but also the
    magnitude of its impact as well. As an example, a reaction to a security crisis may waste a lot of precious time
    when contingencies could have been developed. Thus, risk management operates on the theory that an
    identified risk is a risk understood and acknowledged. Risk management also quantifies and predicts the
    impact on assets.

    Catastrophe Theory

    Catastrophe theory refers to unique (discontinuous) events taking place because of continuous change. As an
    example, in many ways, the collapse of the stock market in 2008 was the result of continuous or evolving
    financial factors or events (Lewis, 2020). Christopher Zeeman advanced catastrophe theory from methods
    postulated by French mathematician Rene Thom (Zeeman, 1974). In essence, catastrophe theory is an
    approach or method for explaining the evolution of forms in nature. Thus, this theory is applicable where

    CORE CONCEPTS

    Risk “is not a vulnerability or threat. Generally, vulnerability is a weakness in an asset that
    may be exploited to cause damage. Threat is typically associated with human attacks –
    terrorism – while natural disasters are typically associated with a hazard such as an
    earthquake or hurricane” (Lewis, 2020, p. 24).

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 5

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    gradual (continuous) change or forces produce unexpected events (effects). Lewis (2020) goes into detail on
    the three major theories, Perrow’s normal accident theory (NAT), Bak’s theory of punctuated equilibrium, and
    complex adaptive systems theory.

    What catastrophe theory tells us is that we do not know what we do not know. Unlike risk management,
    catastrophe theory addresses events that we do not know about and for which we cannot calculate probability
    or impact. As an example, it was logically improbable on 9/11 that suicide terrorists would turn commercial
    passenger aircrafts into missiles.

    An important distinction needs to be made between risks and an event (catastrophe). Risks are not tangible; a
    risk is the anticipation of an event. Beck (2006) noted that the moment a risk becomes real—for example, in
    the form of a denial of service attack—it ceases to be a risk, and it becomes an event.

    Summary

    Today’s societies face new kinds of risks that are the risks of a new interconnected global world. The
    experience of global risks introduced by technology represents a new kind of world order, a technological
    world where national boundaries do not exist and where the distant threat is not so remote anymore.
    Furthermore, this technological interconnectedness and its interdependence have created new risk levels.
    The potential for an event (catastrophe) to take place has exponentially increased due to the complexity of
    technological systems and chain of effects because of their global interconnectedness. As an example, a
    cyberattack on key government systems could simultaneously affect the electric grid sector as well as the
    financial sector.

    Risk management, along with a resilience assessment, are part of the solution for potential risks faced by
    CIKRs. In most sectors, redundancies have been built to “resist, absorb, and adapt to adversity” (Lewis, 2020,
    p. 41). Still, we must keep in mind that risks are not only technological in nature. Risks are also present
    because of environmental conditions such as earthquakes and hurricanes, along with human error.

    References

    12019. (2012). Surgery-operation-hospital [Photograph]. Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/en/surgery-operation-

    hospital-79584/

    Beck, U. (2006). Living in the world risk society. Economy and Society, 35(3), 329-345. doi:

    10.1080/03085140600844902

    Breher, T. (2015). Bank note Dollar USD US-dollar money funds bills [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/bank-note-dollar-usd-us-dollar-941246/

    Lewis, T. G. (2020). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (3rd

    ed.). Wiley.

    LEEROY Agency. (2014). Antenna tower transmission communication [Photograph].

    https://pixabay.com/en/antenna-tower-transmission-498438/

    lkaika. (2015). Pipe water plumbing industrial construction [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/pipe-water-plumbing-industrial-1159854/

    Muhammad, F. (2018). Emergency room hospital ambulance rescue Houston [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/emergency-room-hospital-ambulance-3323451/

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2018). Risk Management. Pixabay.

    https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/risk-management/risk-management-framework-(RMF)-Overview

    Petra. (2009). Mi promotion Sasketchewan prairie oil production [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/mi-promotion-sasketchewan-prairie-1044575/

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 6

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Pexels. (2016). Train transportation platform railroad metro [Photograph]. Pixabay.
    https://pixabay.com/en/train-transportation-platform-1285288/

    Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®

    Guide) (6th ed.). Project Management Institute, Inc.

    skeeze. (2015). Police highway patrol SWAT team California CHP [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/police-highway-patrol-swat-team-755410/

    Zeeman, E. C. (1974). Levels of structure in catastrophe theory illustrated by applications in the social and

    biological sciences. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

    – Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II
    – Required Unit Resources
    – Unit Lesson
    – Introduction
    – Risk Strategies
    – Risk Analysis
    – Sources of Risks

    – Internal risks
    – External risks

    – Risk Management
    – Catastrophe Theory
    – Summary
    – References

    **## UnitII.pdf**

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 1

    Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II

    Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

    2. Evaluate organization infrastructures for vulnerabilities.
    2.1 Describe different types of risks affecting Critical Information and Key Resources (CIKR)

    systems.

    Required Unit Resources

    Chapter 2: Risk Strategies

    In order to access the following resource, click the link below.

    For the following resource, you are only required to read Chapter 2, pp. 4–17.

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2012). Guide for conducting risk assessments [NIST Special

    Publication 800-30]. https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf

    Unit Lesson

    Introduction

    Managing risk takes many resources, specifically when the area of risk management encompasses a nation’s
    large critical infrastructure sectors. Risk management is a shared responsibility among all critical
    infrastructure agencies and private sector stakeholders. Furthermore, because incidents can cascade across
    sectors, state, and national boundaries, a comprehensive risk management and mitigation process
    necessitates the involvement of federal, state, and local agencies as well as other critical infrastructure
    partners in the private sector.

    UNIT II STUDY GUIDE
    Infrastructure Protection: Risks and
    Threats, Part I

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 2

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    The Federal Information Security
    Modernization Act (FISMA) was
    established in 2002 and amended in 2014.
    The law put in place standards and
    guidelines for the implementation of
    security in the nation’s critical sectors.
    These standards and guidelines include
    FIPS 199, FIPS 200, and NIST Special
    Publications 800-53, 800-59, 800-60, 800-
    160, 800-137, and 800-18 (National
    Institute of Standards and Technology
    [NIST], 2018). These standards and
    guidelines form a risk management
    framework (See Figure 1), which provides
    a process integrating security and risk
    management activities.

    Risk Strategies

    In order to understand threats, we must
    know about risks. According to Lewis
    (2020), risk is an expected gain or loss
    given the probability of specific events. The
    loss from risk can be in financial loss,
    casualties (as in lives), or time. Unit I
    stated that protection of assets or critical
    infrastructures had its beginnings in
    engineering (Roman aqueducts) and safety
    (the Great Wall of China). Risk strategy or
    management has extended to other applications across many fields and industries in government,
    commercial, and industrial sectors.

    Given the global economy and the interconnectedness of all critical sectors (see Figure 2), any process or
    daily operations in which these sectors are engaged are exposed to risks. Risk and reward go together, and
    the probability of risk to the success or failure of protection in any sector has significantly increased with the
    advancement of technology. To protect critical infrastructures successfully, we must be able to manage risks
    through planning and strategy as well as actively predict risks across the landscape. As humans evolve, more
    risks are introduced, and as more interconnectedness exists between sectors, the larger or wider the negative
    ripple effect of risks or effects of risks grows. The increased reliance on information technology (IT) systems is
    one of the most significant risks facing the nation today.

    Figure 1 Risk Management Framework
    (NIST, 2018)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 3

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Risk Analysis

    Risk analysis aids in predicting risks through probability. Lewis (2020) showed that the formula for calculating
    risk was derived by a famous Swiss mathematician as R=Pr(c)C; thus risk (R) is the product of the probability
    (Pr) of a particular event taking place and its consequence (c) measured in financial loss, casualties (C), or
    time. Thus, a risk has three elements:

    1. an event (c),
    2. a probability of occurrence of that event (Pr), and
    3. the consequences of that event (impact of that event) (C).

    If we look at the risk function carefully, we can also see that, generally, if the probability of the event or the
    consequences increase, so does the risk. As an example, the likelihood of a plane falling from the sky is
    small, but the consequences if it does happen are very high in terms of lives and damage to structures on the
    ground. “The risk of any event is large if the product of likelihood and consequence is large but small if the
    product is small. Probability and consequence are handmaidens in the estimation of risk” (Lewis, 2020, p. 23).
    In risk analysis, we also need to consider the cause or source of that risk carefully. This cause is referred to
    as the hazard. Often, risk is minimized simply by being aware of hazards and taking measures to avoid them
    or overcome them.

    Banking & Finance
    •Banking & Stock Markets
    •Sector-specific agency: Treasury

    Emergency Law Enforcement
    Services
    •Justice/FBI
    •Sector-specific agency: FBI

    Emergency Services
    •Emergency Fire and Continuity of
    Government

    •Sector-specific agency: FEMA

    Energy
    •Electric Power, Gas and Oil production and

    storage
    •Sector-specific agency: Energy

    Information & Communications
    •Telecommunications and the Internet
    •Sector-specific agency: Commerce

    Public Health Services
    •Public health, surveillance, laboratory

    services, and personal health services
    •Sector-specific agency: HHS

    Transportation
    •Aviation, Highways, Mass Transit, Rail,

    Pipelines, Shipping
    •Sector-specific agency: Transportation

    Water Supply
    •Water and its distribution
    •Sector-specific agency: Environmental

    Protection Agency

    Figure 2. Eight critical infrastructure sectors
    (Lewis, 2020; 12019, 2012; Breher, 2015; Muhammad, 2018; LEEROY Agency, 2014; lkaika, 2015; Petra,
    2009; Pexels, 2016; skeeze, 2015)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 4

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Sources of Risks

    Sources of risks can be categorized by their cause as internal or external.

    Internal risks

    Internal causes of risks include those arising from internal protection design or human behavior. Examples
    include security procedures that do not compensate for new malware threats or a disgruntled employee who
    can bypass security from inside a network. Additionally, technology and communication failures can be the
    source of internal risks. Common causes of risk are skill availability, capability, motivation, and performance,
    among others. These types of risk can be classified as follows:

    1. Technical – the wrong or insufficient technology is implemented for a solution.
    2. Management – Decision-making at the management level is made without knowing the facts.
    3. Safety – The safety of systems or people is insufficient, or safety is nonexistent.
    4. Organizational – Business continuity is not implemented or usually delegated to the IT areas.

    External risks

    External risks are usually associated with global factors such as political, economic, and regulatory
    conditions. Generally, external sources of risk are factors beyond the control of specific sectors or country.
    These may include power shifts in specific areas of the world, economic conditions prompted by conflicts, or
    regulatory laws introducing significant changes on processes in a given sector.

    Risk Management

    Risk management refers to the process of identifying and managing risk through the development, selection,
    and management of strategies for controlling or avoiding those risks. The Project Management Institute Body
    of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (PMI, 2017) offers three definitions of risk management.

    1. Risk management is the formal process by which risk factors are systematically identified, assessed,
    and provided for.

    2. Risk management is a formal, systematic method of managing concentrating on identifying and
    controlling areas or events that have a potential for causing unwanted change.

    3. Risk management is the art and science of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors.

    Risk management attempts to predict and control possible future events proactively rather than reactively.
    The goal of risk management is not only to reduce the likelihood of an event taking place, but also the
    magnitude of its impact as well. As an example, a reaction to a security crisis may waste a lot of precious time
    when contingencies could have been developed. Thus, risk management operates on the theory that an
    identified risk is a risk understood and acknowledged. Risk management also quantifies and predicts the
    impact on assets.

    Catastrophe Theory

    Catastrophe theory refers to unique (discontinuous) events taking place because of continuous change. As an
    example, in many ways, the collapse of the stock market in 2008 was the result of continuous or evolving
    financial factors or events (Lewis, 2020). Christopher Zeeman advanced catastrophe theory from methods
    postulated by French mathematician Rene Thom (Zeeman, 1974). In essence, catastrophe theory is an
    approach or method for explaining the evolution of forms in nature. Thus, this theory is applicable where

    CORE CONCEPTS

    Risk “is not a vulnerability or threat. Generally, vulnerability is a weakness in an asset that
    may be exploited to cause damage. Threat is typically associated with human attacks –
    terrorism – while natural disasters are typically associated with a hazard such as an
    earthquake or hurricane” (Lewis, 2020, p. 24).

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 5

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    gradual (continuous) change or forces produce unexpected events (effects). Lewis (2020) goes into detail on
    the three major theories, Perrow’s normal accident theory (NAT), Bak’s theory of punctuated equilibrium, and
    complex adaptive systems theory.

    What catastrophe theory tells us is that we do not know what we do not know. Unlike risk management,
    catastrophe theory addresses events that we do not know about and for which we cannot calculate probability
    or impact. As an example, it was logically improbable on 9/11 that suicide terrorists would turn commercial
    passenger aircrafts into missiles.

    An important distinction needs to be made between risks and an event (catastrophe). Risks are not tangible; a
    risk is the anticipation of an event. Beck (2006) noted that the moment a risk becomes real—for example, in
    the form of a denial of service attack—it ceases to be a risk, and it becomes an event.

    Summary

    Today’s societies face new kinds of risks that are the risks of a new interconnected global world. The
    experience of global risks introduced by technology represents a new kind of world order, a technological
    world where national boundaries do not exist and where the distant threat is not so remote anymore.
    Furthermore, this technological interconnectedness and its interdependence have created new risk levels.
    The potential for an event (catastrophe) to take place has exponentially increased due to the complexity of
    technological systems and chain of effects because of their global interconnectedness. As an example, a
    cyberattack on key government systems could simultaneously affect the electric grid sector as well as the
    financial sector.

    Risk management, along with a resilience assessment, are part of the solution for potential risks faced by
    CIKRs. In most sectors, redundancies have been built to “resist, absorb, and adapt to adversity” (Lewis, 2020,
    p. 41). Still, we must keep in mind that risks are not only technological in nature. Risks are also present
    because of environmental conditions such as earthquakes and hurricanes, along with human error.

    References

    12019. (2012). Surgery-operation-hospital [Photograph]. Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/en/surgery-operation-

    hospital-79584/

    Beck, U. (2006). Living in the world risk society. Economy and Society, 35(3), 329-345. doi:

    10.1080/03085140600844902

    Breher, T. (2015). Bank note Dollar USD US-dollar money funds bills [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/bank-note-dollar-usd-us-dollar-941246/

    Lewis, T. G. (2020). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (3rd

    ed.). Wiley.

    LEEROY Agency. (2014). Antenna tower transmission communication [Photograph].

    https://pixabay.com/en/antenna-tower-transmission-498438/

    lkaika. (2015). Pipe water plumbing industrial construction [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/pipe-water-plumbing-industrial-1159854/

    Muhammad, F. (2018). Emergency room hospital ambulance rescue Houston [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/emergency-room-hospital-ambulance-3323451/

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2018). Risk Management. Pixabay.

    https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/risk-management/risk-management-framework-(RMF)-Overview

    Petra. (2009). Mi promotion Sasketchewan prairie oil production [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/mi-promotion-sasketchewan-prairie-1044575/

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 6

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Pexels. (2016). Train transportation platform railroad metro [Photograph]. Pixabay.
    https://pixabay.com/en/train-transportation-platform-1285288/

    Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®

    Guide) (6th ed.). Project Management Institute, Inc.

    skeeze. (2015). Police highway patrol SWAT team California CHP [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/police-highway-patrol-swat-team-755410/

    Zeeman, E. C. (1974). Levels of structure in catastrophe theory illustrated by applications in the social and

    biological sciences. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

    – Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II
    – Required Unit Resources
    – Unit Lesson
    – Introduction
    – Risk Strategies
    – Risk Analysis
    – Sources of Risks

    – Internal risks
    – External risks

    – Risk Management
    – Catastrophe Theory
    – Summary
    – References

    **## ii.docx**

    From your experience working on either a small or large project, list and categorize three risks from the project. Was the response plan for the project adequate to mitigate these risks? Knowing what you know now, how would you respond to these risks differently?

    Course Textbook(s) Lewis, T. G. (2020). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (3rd ed.). Wiley. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781119614562

    **## UnitII.pdf**

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 1

    Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II

    Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

    2. Evaluate organization infrastructures for vulnerabilities.
    2.1 Describe different types of risks affecting Critical Information and Key Resources (CIKR)

    systems.

    Required Unit Resources

    Chapter 2: Risk Strategies

    In order to access the following resource, click the link below.

    For the following resource, you are only required to read Chapter 2, pp. 4–17.

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2012). Guide for conducting risk assessments [NIST Special

    Publication 800-30]. https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf

    Unit Lesson

    Introduction

    Managing risk takes many resources, specifically when the area of risk management encompasses a nation’s
    large critical infrastructure sectors. Risk management is a shared responsibility among all critical
    infrastructure agencies and private sector stakeholders. Furthermore, because incidents can cascade across
    sectors, state, and national boundaries, a comprehensive risk management and mitigation process
    necessitates the involvement of federal, state, and local agencies as well as other critical infrastructure
    partners in the private sector.

    UNIT II STUDY GUIDE
    Infrastructure Protection: Risks and
    Threats, Part I

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 2

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    The Federal Information Security
    Modernization Act (FISMA) was
    established in 2002 and amended in 2014.
    The law put in place standards and
    guidelines for the implementation of
    security in the nation’s critical sectors.
    These standards and guidelines include
    FIPS 199, FIPS 200, and NIST Special
    Publications 800-53, 800-59, 800-60, 800-
    160, 800-137, and 800-18 (National
    Institute of Standards and Technology
    [NIST], 2018). These standards and
    guidelines form a risk management
    framework (See Figure 1), which provides
    a process integrating security and risk
    management activities.

    Risk Strategies

    In order to understand threats, we must
    know about risks. According to Lewis
    (2020), risk is an expected gain or loss
    given the probability of specific events. The
    loss from risk can be in financial loss,
    casualties (as in lives), or time. Unit I
    stated that protection of assets or critical
    infrastructures had its beginnings in
    engineering (Roman aqueducts) and safety
    (the Great Wall of China). Risk strategy or
    management has extended to other applications across many fields and industries in government,
    commercial, and industrial sectors.

    Given the global economy and the interconnectedness of all critical sectors (see Figure 2), any process or
    daily operations in which these sectors are engaged are exposed to risks. Risk and reward go together, and
    the probability of risk to the success or failure of protection in any sector has significantly increased with the
    advancement of technology. To protect critical infrastructures successfully, we must be able to manage risks
    through planning and strategy as well as actively predict risks across the landscape. As humans evolve, more
    risks are introduced, and as more interconnectedness exists between sectors, the larger or wider the negative
    ripple effect of risks or effects of risks grows. The increased reliance on information technology (IT) systems is
    one of the most significant risks facing the nation today.

    Figure 1 Risk Management Framework
    (NIST, 2018)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 3

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Risk Analysis

    Risk analysis aids in predicting risks through probability. Lewis (2020) showed that the formula for calculating
    risk was derived by a famous Swiss mathematician as R=Pr(c)C; thus risk (R) is the product of the probability
    (Pr) of a particular event taking place and its consequence (c) measured in financial loss, casualties (C), or
    time. Thus, a risk has three elements:

    1. an event (c),
    2. a probability of occurrence of that event (Pr), and
    3. the consequences of that event (impact of that event) (C).

    If we look at the risk function carefully, we can also see that, generally, if the probability of the event or the
    consequences increase, so does the risk. As an example, the likelihood of a plane falling from the sky is
    small, but the consequences if it does happen are very high in terms of lives and damage to structures on the
    ground. “The risk of any event is large if the product of likelihood and consequence is large but small if the
    product is small. Probability and consequence are handmaidens in the estimation of risk” (Lewis, 2020, p. 23).
    In risk analysis, we also need to consider the cause or source of that risk carefully. This cause is referred to
    as the hazard. Often, risk is minimized simply by being aware of hazards and taking measures to avoid them
    or overcome them.

    Banking & Finance
    •Banking & Stock Markets
    •Sector-specific agency: Treasury

    Emergency Law Enforcement
    Services
    •Justice/FBI
    •Sector-specific agency: FBI

    Emergency Services
    •Emergency Fire and Continuity of
    Government

    •Sector-specific agency: FEMA

    Energy
    •Electric Power, Gas and Oil production and

    storage
    •Sector-specific agency: Energy

    Information & Communications
    •Telecommunications and the Internet
    •Sector-specific agency: Commerce

    Public Health Services
    •Public health, surveillance, laboratory

    services, and personal health services
    •Sector-specific agency: HHS

    Transportation
    •Aviation, Highways, Mass Transit, Rail,

    Pipelines, Shipping
    •Sector-specific agency: Transportation

    Water Supply
    •Water and its distribution
    •Sector-specific agency: Environmental

    Protection Agency

    Figure 2. Eight critical infrastructure sectors
    (Lewis, 2020; 12019, 2012; Breher, 2015; Muhammad, 2018; LEEROY Agency, 2014; lkaika, 2015; Petra,
    2009; Pexels, 2016; skeeze, 2015)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 4

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Sources of Risks

    Sources of risks can be categorized by their cause as internal or external.

    Internal risks

    Internal causes of risks include those arising from internal protection design or human behavior. Examples
    include security procedures that do not compensate for new malware threats or a disgruntled employee who
    can bypass security from inside a network. Additionally, technology and communication failures can be the
    source of internal risks. Common causes of risk are skill availability, capability, motivation, and performance,
    among others. These types of risk can be classified as follows:

    1. Technical – the wrong or insufficient technology is implemented for a solution.
    2. Management – Decision-making at the management level is made without knowing the facts.
    3. Safety – The safety of systems or people is insufficient, or safety is nonexistent.
    4. Organizational – Business continuity is not implemented or usually delegated to the IT areas.

    External risks

    External risks are usually associated with global factors such as political, economic, and regulatory
    conditions. Generally, external sources of risk are factors beyond the control of specific sectors or country.
    These may include power shifts in specific areas of the world, economic conditions prompted by conflicts, or
    regulatory laws introducing significant changes on processes in a given sector.

    Risk Management

    Risk management refers to the process of identifying and managing risk through the development, selection,
    and management of strategies for controlling or avoiding those risks. The Project Management Institute Body
    of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (PMI, 2017) offers three definitions of risk management.

    1. Risk management is the formal process by which risk factors are systematically identified, assessed,
    and provided for.

    2. Risk management is a formal, systematic method of managing concentrating on identifying and
    controlling areas or events that have a potential for causing unwanted change.

    3. Risk management is the art and science of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors.

    Risk management attempts to predict and control possible future events proactively rather than reactively.
    The goal of risk management is not only to reduce the likelihood of an event taking place, but also the
    magnitude of its impact as well. As an example, a reaction to a security crisis may waste a lot of precious time
    when contingencies could have been developed. Thus, risk management operates on the theory that an
    identified risk is a risk understood and acknowledged. Risk management also quantifies and predicts the
    impact on assets.

    Catastrophe Theory

    Catastrophe theory refers to unique (discontinuous) events taking place because of continuous change. As an
    example, in many ways, the collapse of the stock market in 2008 was the result of continuous or evolving
    financial factors or events (Lewis, 2020). Christopher Zeeman advanced catastrophe theory from methods
    postulated by French mathematician Rene Thom (Zeeman, 1974). In essence, catastrophe theory is an
    approach or method for explaining the evolution of forms in nature. Thus, this theory is applicable where

    CORE CONCEPTS

    Risk “is not a vulnerability or threat. Generally, vulnerability is a weakness in an asset that
    may be exploited to cause damage. Threat is typically associated with human attacks –
    terrorism – while natural disasters are typically associated with a hazard such as an
    earthquake or hurricane” (Lewis, 2020, p. 24).

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 5

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    gradual (continuous) change or forces produce unexpected events (effects). Lewis (2020) goes into detail on
    the three major theories, Perrow’s normal accident theory (NAT), Bak’s theory of punctuated equilibrium, and
    complex adaptive systems theory.

    What catastrophe theory tells us is that we do not know what we do not know. Unlike risk management,
    catastrophe theory addresses events that we do not know about and for which we cannot calculate probability
    or impact. As an example, it was logically improbable on 9/11 that suicide terrorists would turn commercial
    passenger aircrafts into missiles.

    An important distinction needs to be made between risks and an event (catastrophe). Risks are not tangible; a
    risk is the anticipation of an event. Beck (2006) noted that the moment a risk becomes real—for example, in
    the form of a denial of service attack—it ceases to be a risk, and it becomes an event.

    Summary

    Today’s societies face new kinds of risks that are the risks of a new interconnected global world. The
    experience of global risks introduced by technology represents a new kind of world order, a technological
    world where national boundaries do not exist and where the distant threat is not so remote anymore.
    Furthermore, this technological interconnectedness and its interdependence have created new risk levels.
    The potential for an event (catastrophe) to take place has exponentially increased due to the complexity of
    technological systems and chain of effects because of their global interconnectedness. As an example, a
    cyberattack on key government systems could simultaneously affect the electric grid sector as well as the
    financial sector.

    Risk management, along with a resilience assessment, are part of the solution for potential risks faced by
    CIKRs. In most sectors, redundancies have been built to “resist, absorb, and adapt to adversity” (Lewis, 2020,
    p. 41). Still, we must keep in mind that risks are not only technological in nature. Risks are also present
    because of environmental conditions such as earthquakes and hurricanes, along with human error.

    References

    12019. (2012). Surgery-operation-hospital [Photograph]. Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/en/surgery-operation-

    hospital-79584/

    Beck, U. (2006). Living in the world risk society. Economy and Society, 35(3), 329-345. doi:

    10.1080/03085140600844902

    Breher, T. (2015). Bank note Dollar USD US-dollar money funds bills [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/bank-note-dollar-usd-us-dollar-941246/

    Lewis, T. G. (2020). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (3rd

    ed.). Wiley.

    LEEROY Agency. (2014). Antenna tower transmission communication [Photograph].

    https://pixabay.com/en/antenna-tower-transmission-498438/

    lkaika. (2015). Pipe water plumbing industrial construction [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/pipe-water-plumbing-industrial-1159854/

    Muhammad, F. (2018). Emergency room hospital ambulance rescue Houston [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/emergency-room-hospital-ambulance-3323451/

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2018). Risk Management. Pixabay.

    https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/risk-management/risk-management-framework-(RMF)-Overview

    Petra. (2009). Mi promotion Sasketchewan prairie oil production [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/mi-promotion-sasketchewan-prairie-1044575/

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 6

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Pexels. (2016). Train transportation platform railroad metro [Photograph]. Pixabay.
    https://pixabay.com/en/train-transportation-platform-1285288/

    Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®

    Guide) (6th ed.). Project Management Institute, Inc.

    skeeze. (2015). Police highway patrol SWAT team California CHP [Photograph]. Pixabay.

    https://pixabay.com/en/police-highway-patrol-swat-team-755410/

    Zeeman, E. C. (1974). Levels of structure in catastrophe theory illustrated by applications in the social and

    biological sciences. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians.

    – Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II
    – Required Unit Resources
    – Unit Lesson
    – Introduction
    – Risk Strategies
    – Risk Analysis
    – Sources of Risks

    – Internal risks
    – External risks

    – Risk Management
    – Catastrophe Theory
    – Summary
    – References

    **## ii.docx**

    From your experience working on either a small or large project, list and categorize three risks from the project. Was the response plan for the project adequate to mitigate these risks? Knowing what you know now, how would you respond to these risks differently?

    Course Textbook(s) Lewis, T. G. (2020). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (3rd ed.). Wiley. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781119614562

    **## UnitII.pdf**

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 1

    Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II

    Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

    2. Evaluate organization infrastructures for vulnerabilities.
    2.1 Describe different types of risks affecting Critical Information and Key Resources (CIKR)

    systems.

    Required Unit Resources

    Chapter 2: Risk Strategies

    In order to access the following resource, click the link below.

    For the following resource, you are only required to read Chapter 2, pp. 4–17.

    National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2012). Guide for conducting risk assessments [NIST Special

    Publication 800-30]. https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf

    Unit Lesson

    Introduction

    Managing risk takes many resources, specifically when the area of risk management encompasses a nation’s
    large critical infrastructure sectors. Risk management is a shared responsibility among all critical
    infrastructure agencies and private sector stakeholders. Furthermore, because incidents can cascade across
    sectors, state, and national boundaries, a comprehensive risk management and mitigation process
    necessitates the involvement of federal, state, and local agencies as well as other critical infrastructure
    partners in the private sector.

    UNIT II STUDY GUIDE
    Infrastructure Protection: Risks and
    Threats, Part I

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    [https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-30r1.pdf)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 2

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    The Federal Information Security
    Modernization Act (FISMA) was
    established in 2002 and amended in 2014.
    The law put in place standards and
    guidelines for the implementation of
    security in the nation’s critical sectors.
    These standards and guidelines include
    FIPS 199, FIPS 200, and NIST Special
    Publications 800-53, 800-59, 800-60, 800-
    160, 800-137, and 800-18 (National
    Institute of Standards and Technology
    [NIST], 2018). These standards and
    guidelines form a risk management
    framework (See Figure 1), which provides
    a process integrating security and risk
    management activities.

    Risk Strategies

    In order to understand threats, we must
    know about risks. According to Lewis
    (2020), risk is an expected gain or loss
    given the probability of specific events. The
    loss from risk can be in financial loss,
    casualties (as in lives), or time. Unit I
    stated that protection of assets or critical
    infrastructures had its beginnings in
    engineering (Roman aqueducts) and safety
    (the Great Wall of China). Risk strategy or
    management has extended to other applications across many fields and industries in government,
    commercial, and industrial sectors.

    Given the global economy and the interconnectedness of all critical sectors (see Figure 2), any process or
    daily operations in which these sectors are engaged are exposed to risks. Risk and reward go together, and
    the probability of risk to the success or failure of protection in any sector has significantly increased with the
    advancement of technology. To protect critical infrastructures successfully, we must be able to manage risks
    through planning and strategy as well as actively predict risks across the landscape. As humans evolve, more
    risks are introduced, and as more interconnectedness exists between sectors, the larger or wider the negative
    ripple effect of risks or effects of risks grows. The increased reliance on information technology (IT) systems is
    one of the most significant risks facing the nation today.

    Figure 1 Risk Management Framework
    (NIST, 2018)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 3

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Risk Analysis

    Risk analysis aids in predicting risks through probability. Lewis (2020) showed that the formula for calculating
    risk was derived by a famous Swiss mathematician as R=Pr(c)C; thus risk (R) is the product of the probability
    (Pr) of a particular event taking place and its consequence (c) measured in financial loss, casualties (C), or
    time. Thus, a risk has three elements:

    1. an event (c),
    2. a probability of occurrence of that event (Pr), and
    3. the consequences of that event (impact of that event) (C).

    If we look at the risk function carefully, we can also see that, generally, if the probability of the event or the
    consequences increase, so does the risk. As an example, the likelihood of a plane falling from the sky is
    small, but the consequences if it does happen are very high in terms of lives and damage to structures on the
    ground. “The risk of any event is large if the product of likelihood and consequence is large but small if the
    product is small. Probability and consequence are handmaidens in the estimation of risk” (Lewis, 2020, p. 23).
    In risk analysis, we also need to consider the cause or source of that risk carefully. This cause is referred to
    as the hazard. Often, risk is minimized simply by being aware of hazards and taking measures to avoid them
    or overcome them.

    Banking & Finance
    •Banking & Stock Markets
    •Sector-specific agency: Treasury

    Emergency Law Enforcement
    Services
    •Justice/FBI
    •Sector-specific agency: FBI

    Emergency Services
    •Emergency Fire and Continuity of
    Government

    •Sector-specific agency: FEMA

    Energy
    •Electric Power, Gas and Oil production and

    storage
    •Sector-specific agency: Energy

    Information & Communications
    •Telecommunications and the Internet
    •Sector-specific agency: Commerce

    Public Health Services
    •Public health, surveillance, laboratory

    services, and personal health services
    •Sector-specific agency: HHS

    Transportation
    •Aviation, Highways, Mass Transit, Rail,

    Pipelines, Shipping
    •Sector-specific agency: Transportation

    Water Supply
    •Water and its distribution
    •Sector-specific agency: Environmental

    Protection Agency

    Figure 2. Eight critical infrastructure sectors
    (Lewis, 2020; 12019, 2012; Breher, 2015; Muhammad, 2018; LEEROY Agency, 2014; lkaika, 2015; Petra,
    2009; Pexels, 2016; skeeze, 2015)

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 4

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    Sources of Risks

    Sources of risks can be categorized by their cause as internal or external.

    Internal risks

    Internal causes of risks include those arising from internal protection design or human behavior. Examples
    include security procedures that do not compensate for new malware threats or a disgruntled employee who
    can bypass security from inside a network. Additionally, technology and communication failures can be the
    source of internal risks. Common causes of risk are skill availability, capability, motivation, and performance,
    among others. These types of risk can be classified as follows:

    1. Technical – the wrong or insufficient technology is implemented for a solution.
    2. Management – Decision-making at the management level is made without knowing the facts.
    3. Safety – The safety of systems or people is insufficient, or safety is nonexistent.
    4. Organizational – Business continuity is not implemented or usually delegated to the IT areas.

    External risks

    External risks are usually associated with global factors such as political, economic, and regulatory
    conditions. Generally, external sources of risk are factors beyond the control of specific sectors or country.
    These may include power shifts in specific areas of the world, economic conditions prompted by conflicts, or
    regulatory laws introducing significant changes on processes in a given sector.

    Risk Management

    Risk management refers to the process of identifying and managing risk through the development, selection,
    and management of strategies for controlling or avoiding those risks. The Project Management Institute Body
    of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (PMI, 2017) offers three definitions of risk management.

    1. Risk management is the formal process by which risk factors are systematically identified, assessed,
    and provided for.

    2. Risk management is a formal, systematic method of managing concentrating on identifying and
    controlling areas or events that have a potential for causing unwanted change.

    3. Risk management is the art and science of identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors.

    Risk management attempts to predict and control possible future events proactively rather than reactively.
    The goal of risk management is not only to reduce the likelihood of an event taking place, but also the
    magnitude of its impact as well. As an example, a reaction to a security crisis may waste a lot of precious time
    when contingencies could have been developed. Thus, risk management operates on the theory that an
    identified risk is a risk understood and acknowledged. Risk management also quantifies and predicts the
    impact on assets.

    Catastrophe Theory

    Catastrophe theory refers to unique (discontinuous) events taking place because of continuous change. As an
    example, in many ways, the collapse of the stock market in 2008 was the result of continuous or evolving
    financial factors or events (Lewis, 2020). Christopher Zeeman advanced catastrophe theory from methods
    postulated by French mathematician Rene Thom (Zeeman, 1974). In essence, catastrophe theory is an
    approach or method for explaining the evolution of forms in nature. Thus, this theory is applicable where

    CORE CONCEPTS

    Risk “is not a vulnerability or threat. Generally, vulnerability is a weakness in an asset that
    may be exploited to cause damage. Threat is typically associated with human attacks –
    terrorism – while natural disasters are typically associated with a hazard such as an
    earthquake or hurricane” (Lewis, 2020, p. 24).

    CYB 4303, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Cybersecurity 5

    UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
    Title

    gradual (continuous) change or forces produce unexpected events (effects). Lewis (2020) goes into detail on
    the three major theories, Perrow’s normal accident theory (NAT), Bak’s theory of punctuated equilibrium, and
    complex adaptive systems theory.

    What catastrophe theory tells us is that we do not know what we do not know. Unlike risk management,
    catastrophe theory addresses events that we do not know about and for which we cannot calculate probability
    or impact. As an example, it was logically improbable on 9/11 that suicide terrorists would turn commercial
    passenger aircrafts into missiles.

    An important distinction needs to be made between risks and an event (catastrophe). Risks are not tangible; a
    risk is the anticipation of an event. Beck (2006) noted that the moment a risk becomes real—for example, in
    the form of a denial of service attack—it ceases to be a risk, and it becomes an event.

    Summary

    Today’s societies face new kinds of risks that are the risks of a new interconnected global world. The
    experience of global risks introduced by technology represents a new kind of world order, a technological
    world where national boundaries do not exist and where the distant threat is not so remote anymore.
    Furthermore, this technological interconnectedness and its interdependence have created new risk levels.
    The potential for an event (catastrophe) to take place has exponentially increased due to the complexity of
    technological systems and chain of effects because of their global interconnectedness. As an example, a
    cyberattack on key government systems could simultaneously affect the electric grid sector as well as the
    financial sector.

    Risk management, along with a resilience assessment, are part of the solution for potential risks faced by
    CIKRs. In most sectors, redundancies have been built to “resist, absorb, and adapt to adversity” (Lewis, 2020,
    p. 41). Still, we must keep in mind that risks are not only technological in nature. Risks are also present
    because of environmental conditions such as earthquakes and hurricanes, along with human error.

    References

    12019. (2012). Surgery-operation-hospital [Photograph]. Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/en/surgery-operation-

    hospital-79584/

    Beck, U. (2006). Living in the world risk society. Economy and Society, 35(3), 329-345. doi:

    10.1080/03085140600844902

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    – Required Unit Resources
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    – Risk Analysis
    – Sources of Risks

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    – External risks

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    – Catastrophe Theory
    – Summary
    – References

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