Closing the Applied Cybersecurity Gap in Critical Infrastructure: A Cyber-to-Physical Security Assessment Framework for Water Systems
Researchers propose a cyber-to-physical assessment framework for water utilities, formalising how IT/OT convergence translates digital compromise into service-delivery risk—relevant groundwork for NIS2 essential-entity assessments.
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arXiv:2610.41050v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The integration of information technology and operational technology in water infrastructure creates pathways through which cyber compromise may affect physical service delivery. This study revisits the Applied Cybersecurity Gap (ACG) framework by evaluating an experimental Applied Cybersecurity Gap Index (ACGI) alongside the Cyber-to-Physical Propagation Rate (CPPR), defined as the proportion of initially compromised trials that produce a specifi
Editorial Analysis
Water systems are essential entities under NIS2; a structured cyber-to-physical risk model helps operators quantify real-world impact of IT/OT compromise for regulatory reporting.
Review the ACG framework for potential adoption in your own critical-infrastructure risk assessments, especially where NIS2 mandates cyber-physical impact analysis.
Academic framework links cyber compromise in water infrastructure to measurable physical service risk, supporting NIS2 compliance narratives.
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