<\/span>Why cyber and physical incidents are mixed in the same format ?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAs mentioned before, the need for security and availability monitoring is old and obvioous. The need for cyber and physical security convergence is newer and accelerating with the massive use of IoT and IIoT and smart systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some major reasons for this convergency :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- IoT\/IIoT ubiquity. All devices are now connected may they be “cyber” or “physic”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Physical monitoring devices are also connected. Cameras and sensors have IPs, OS, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cameras also have “vulnerabilities” and can be the target of cyber attacks as well as performance malfunction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Attacks are getting increasingly complex and can be cyber and physicaly combined (e.g. : CCTV cyber attack before entering a building)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The frontier between cyber and physical is more and more slight. As an example, it is not clear if a smart car is a car with a computer inside or a computer with four wheels ? What is the difference between hacking a regular server or hacking a “driving” server on wheels ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n