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Securing Smart Cities1, a not-for-profit initiative to cover the cybersecurity challenges of smart cities, is releasing guidelines on the role of information security within a smart city department (SCD).
The guide aims to provide a baseline when developing the information security role within the SCD they are creating; supporting smart city services. Author says that in smart cities, information security plays a major role in protecting the higher levels of confidentiality, availability and integrity, as well as the stability to support sustainable and livable places. This guide provides an illustration of the key elements to achieve the best safety and resilience. Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Securing Smart Cities board member and security expert at Kaspersky Lab said: These guidelines are yet another step towards Securing Smart Cities (SSC), as the name of the initiative suggests. We re trying to enhance everyone s understanding of the smart city requirements by developing useful insights and sharing expertise with the people who will be responsible for the development and management of smart cities.
The document is based on the experience of the SSC community members who are involved in large scale cyber-governance, as well as other security specialists: from penetration testers to industrial security experts. And Cesar Cerrudo, Securing Smart Cities board member and chief technology officer for IOActive, said: In keeping with our efforts to provide practical resources for organisations, the Securing Smart Cities initiative is releasing these new guidelines to help provide valuable recommendations in making our current and future cities more secure. The outline of the Smart City Department Cyber Security Role and Implications guide includes:
The SCD
The SCD cyber security responsibilities
o Governance and leadership support
o Infrastructure support
o Risk management optimisation
o Legal support
o Collaborative threat intelligence
For a full copy of the guide, visit: http://securingsmartcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SCD-guidlines_final.pdf2.
For a full copy of the Cyber Security Guidelines for Smart City Technology Adoption visit: http://securingsmartcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Guidlines_for_Safe_Smart_Cities.pdf3.
References
- ^ Securing Smart Cities (securingsmartcities.org)
- ^ http://securingsmartcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SCD-guidlines_final.pdf (securingsmartcities.org)
- ^ http://securingsmartcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Guidlines_for_Safe_Smart_Cities.pdf (securingsmartcities.org)
