PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET SCOPING REPORT Final Draft I. Overview and Background: Global communications networks that intersect with physical infrastructure underpin almost every facet of American society. This includes systems that provide critical support to public infrastructure, social interaction, and the country’s national and economic security. Unfortunately, this increasing interdependency of the physical and cyber domains is accompanied by a corresponding growth in threats and vulnerabilities, creating a challenge in balancing the benefits and the risks of this evolving interconnection. Industry and the Federal Government have initiated several programs designed to enhance the security of the Internet as it supports national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) functions; however, technological innovation continues to advance ahead of security solutions to protect applications and interconnections. An example of this is the rapid proliferation of interconnected physical devices and their inclusion into systems supporting critical infrastructure is the Industrial Internet, more commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition to the phrase Industrial Internet, the IoT is referred to by several terms, including (M2M) communications, Internet of everything, and cyber physical systems (CPS). Broadly speaking, the IoT is an expansion of
PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET SCOPING REPORT Final Draft I. Overview and Background: Global communications networks that intersect with physical infrastructure underpin almost every facet of American society. This includes systems that provide critical support to public infrastructure, social interaction, and the country’s national and economic security. Unfortunately, this increasing interdependency of the physical and cyber domains is accompanied by a corresponding growth in threats and vulnerabilities, creating a challenge in balancing the benefits and the risks of this evolving interconnection. Industry and the Federal Government have initiated several programs designed to enhance the security of the Internet as it supports national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) functions; however, technological innovation continues to advance ahead of security solutions to protect applications and interconnections. An example of this is the rapid proliferation of interconnected physical devices and their inclusion into systems supporting critical infrastructure is the Industrial Internet, more commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition to the phrase Industrial Internet, the IoT is referred to by several terms, including (M2M) communications, Internet of everything, and cyber physical systems (CPS). Broadly speaking, the IoT is an expansion of
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