Cyber-Risk Management
This book provides a brief and general introduction to cybersecurity and cyber-risk assessment. Not limited to a specific approach or technique, its focus is highly pragmatic and is based on established international standards (including ISO 31000) as wel
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Atle Refsdal Bjørnar Solhaug Ketil Stølen
Cyber-Risk Management
123
SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
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Atle Refsdal Bjørnar Solhaug Ketil Stølen •
Cyber-Risk Management
123
Atle Refsdal SINTEF ICT Oslo Norway
Ketil Stølen SINTEF ICT Oslo Norway
Bjørnar Solhaug SINTEF ICT Oslo Norway
ISSN 2191-5768 ISSN 2191-5776 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Computer Science ISBN 978-3-319-23569-1 ISBN 978-3-319-23570-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23570-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950450 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have over several decades brought significant benefits to enterprises, individuals, and society as a whole. This is clearly evident when considering the wide and profound impact of the Internet in a great many parts of our daily lives. The Internet, and more broadly cyberspace, has become a cornerstone for a broad range of services and activities that today we take for granted. Due to cyberspace and its underlying infrastructure, people and organizations have access to more and better services than ever before. This is the case within several domains of society, including banking and finance, communication, entertainment, health, power supply, social interactions, transportation, trade, and social participation. As a result, our daily lives, fundamental rights, economies, and social security depend on ICT working seamlessly. At the same time, cyberspace has introduced, and continues to introduce, numerous new threats and vulnerabilities. Stakeholders are exposed to cybersecurity incidents of many different kinds and degrees of severity. These include information theft, disruption of services, priv
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