The government has launched a new set of resources designed to help local governments manage cyber risk more effectively during smart city projects.
of Cyber Security Handbook for Securely Connected Places opened in alpha this week and was created with the help of six local governments.
Designed to be accessible to those without a technical background, the playbook was created to help Congress adopt a security-by-design approach to new projects.
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It covers resources in four main topic areas:
- Cybersecurity Principles: A Resource Security Professionals Can Share With Staff In Their Organizations
- Governance in the Box: Advice on what good security governance looks like in connected places projects
- Procurement and Supply Chain Management: How to focus on procurement and apply cybersecurity across the supply chain management lifecycle
- STRIDE-Based Threat Analytics: Providing local governments with the skills and framework to better understand cyber risks in connected locations. The STRIDE threat model covers spoofing, tampering, denial, information disclosure, denial of service, and privilege escalation.
This handbook is based on the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) 2021 document. cybersecurity principles for connected places, It was developed to enable parliament to safely design, build and manage connected places. It also comes just weeks after NCSC and Five Eyes partners released a new blueprint document on smart city security.
There is a growing need for such resources in governments, as many benefits can be gained if the public sector can leverage the power of IT and IoT technologies to improve services and the quality of life of its citizens. I feel.
Examples include smart traffic lights to reduce congestion, temperature/humidity sensors to improve living conditions in public housing, and smart energy systems to reduce pressure on the power grid.
“Connected places will bring enormous benefits to entire nations through new innovations that create better-paying jobs and grow the economy, as well as improved public services to communities,” said Cyber AI. Intellectual Property Minister Viscount Camrose argued.
“We are already a world leader in cybersecurity, as evidenced by pioneering measures such as our product security regime. ”
