Cyber Security: Threat Identification, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

Abstract

The task of preventing unauthorized users from compromising the confidentiality, the integrity, or the availability of sensitive information is increasingly difficult in the face of the growth in Internet use, the increasing skill level of attackers, and the technological advances in their tools and methods of attack. The threats and risks are real and increasingly frequent, with high potential to critical energy infrastructures. The Department of Homeland Security needs to have a clear plan in place to help better mitigate the problems faced with cyber and energy security.