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Problems [___/150] (90 pts) You are a security analyst consulting with an industrial factory called Fictional Terrible Company (FTC) that makes a special type of chemical called “Destructoviralbacteriumuraniumpostapocalypseicus” (DVBUP). FTC is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and has to pay fines for each violation.

The EPA provides information about penalties:

• Hazardous Waste Disposal: $71,264
• Clean Air Act: $95,284
• Clean Water Act: $52,414
• Safe Drinking Water Act: $54,789

FTC provides the following data about their plant and past incidents:

• 16 incidents involving sabotage pipe breakages leading to DVBUP release over the past 8 years, averaging 2 days to mitigate.
• 2 incidents involving insecure SCADA systems leading to DVBUP release over the past 8 years, averaging 15 days to mitigate.
• Of the pipe breakages, 8 caused a Clean Air Act violation, 4 caused a Clean Water Act violation, and 4 caused violations of both acts. The SCADA breaches resulted in one incident releasing materials into the air and another into water and into the drinking water table, incurring penalties for both the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
• No hazardous waste disposal issues have occurred.

Tasks:

1. State the two security problems as threats quantitatively using Expected Threat Impact (ETI) and Annual Threat Loss Expectancy (ATLE). Show all work. (35 pts)
2. Given your calculations, consult with Bill Mahoney from UNO Cybersecurity to propose a secure SCADA architecture. The solution costs $600,000 and is projected to reduce exploitations to once every 10 years, without changing mitigation duration. Also, consult with a physical security company for fencing costing $500,000, reducing sabotage incidents by 90% (to once every 5 years). Draw a decision tree estimating probabilities and costs at each step. (20 pts)
3. Assuming a risk-neutral approach, compare the expected costs over 1-year and 5-year intervals for mitigation options: mitigate SCADA, sabotage, both, or do nothing. Justify using the decision tree. (20 pts)
4. For device identification and authentication, FTC identifies and authenticates mobile phones and IoT devices before establishing a network connection.

• Write a first-order logic statement representing this security control. (15 pts)
• Identify a non-compliant scenario violating this policy using first-order logic. (10 pts)
• Draw a Venn diagram depicting “secure states” and “insecure states” based on your statements, assuming a closed-world assumption. (10 pts)

Paper For Above instruction

As a security analyst consulting for the Fictional Terrible Company (FTC), the task involves a layered risk assessment and strategic planning to mitigate critical threats posed by sabotage and cyber vulnerabilities, specifically interlinked with environmental regulations and safety protocols. The process begins with the detailed quantitative analysis of threat impacts, followed by strategic decision-making rooted in expected loss calculations and cost-benefit assessments. Moreover, the scenario extends to policy formalization in logical terms and visual representations, all aimed at establishing robust security postures aligning with federal mandates.

Threat Quantification Using ETI and ATLE

Understanding the security threats requires quantifying their expected impact, primarily through Expected Threat Impact (ETI) and Annual Threat Loss Expectancy (ATLE). ETI integrates the probability of occurrence with the severity of impact, providing a measure of potential damage for each threat.

For sabotage incidents, the probability is derived from historical frequency: 16 incidents over 8 years imply an average of two incidents annually (or once every 6 months). SEVERITY of each incident is linked to fines incurred, with the average incident leading to violations of the Clean Air Act (costing $95,284) and, for some, additional penalties such as the Clean Water Act ($52,414). Therefore, the expected damage per sabotage incident can be calculated as:

ETI for sabotage = (Probability of incident per year) × (Average penalty)

Similarly, for cyber breaches via insecure SCADA systems, the two incidents over 8 years suggest an annual incident probability of 0.25. These breaches involve specific environmental violations, with estimated penalties: 1 breach releasing into air, incurring the Clean Air Act penalty, and another into water and drinking water sources, incurring both the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act penalties. The expected annual threat loss is thus calculated considering the likelihood and severity of each breach type.

Calculations detail that the expected annual loss from sabotage is approximately:

ATLE for sabotage = 0.25 × Average penalty ($71,264 + $95,284 + related) per incident

and for cyber breaches:

ATLE for cyber = 0.125 (or 12.5%) × average penalty from breach type

Summing these provides a comprehensive picture of the annual expected threat impacts, which serve as a foundation for decision-making and resource allocation.

Designing a Secure SCADA Architecture and Physical Security Enhancements

After quantifying the threats, the next step involves strategic investments to mitigate them. Collaborating with UNO Cybersecurity, a $600,000 investment in a new SCADA system is proposed, lowering cyber exploitation risk from twice per 8 years to once per 10 years, which effectively reduces incident probability from 0.25 to 0.1 per year. The physical fencing upgrade costing $500,000 reduces sabotage incidents from twice every 8 years to once every 5 years, lowering the incident probability from 0.25 to 0.2 per year.

The decision tree models all options: no intervention, cybersecurity upgrade, fencing upgrade, or both, incorporating the costs, probabilities, and impact severity. Calculations of expected costs over 1-year and 5-year periods help evaluate cost-effectiveness, with risk-neutral valuation favoring strategies with lower accumulated expected losses.

For example, in a 1-year outlook, implementing both mitigations results in a combined expected annual loss notably lower than no intervention, justifying the expenditure. In a 5-year horizon, these savings compound, strongly favoring proactive measures. The decision tree, therefore, guides resource allocation aligned with minimizing long-term expected costs.

Formalization of Device Identification Control

The policy specifies that the system must identify and authenticate mobile phones and IoT devices before establishing network connections. The first-order logic statement representing this control is:

∀d (Device(d) ∧ MobilePhone(d) ∨ IoTDevice(d) → IdentifyAndAuthenticate(d) → EstablishConnection(d))

This logical statement indicates that for every device d that is a mobile phone or an IoT device, identification and authentication are prerequisites for establishing any connection.

An example of an insecure state occurs if a device bypasses identification or authentication, leading to potential breaches. In logical terms:

∃d (Device(d) ∧ (MobilePhone(d) ∨ IoTDevice(d)) ∧ ¬IdentifyAndAuthenticate(d) ∧ ConnectionEstablished(d))

This scenario violates the policy, representing a non-compliant state.

The Venn diagram illustrates the overlap between "Devices" (Mobile Phones and IoT Devices), "Authenticated Devices," and "Connected Devices." The intersection between Devices and Authenticated Devices should be large, with minimal overlap between non-authenticated and connected devices, visualizing the goal of secure identification and authentication processes.

Conclusion

The comprehensive approach to managing both physical and cyber threats at FTC integrates quantitative risk assessment, strategic mitigation investments, and policy formalization. Quantifying threats through ETI and ATLE helps prioritize actions; decision trees guide long-term investment choices; and logical formalization ensures policy enforcement and clarity. Implementing robust identification and authentication protocols further closes security gaps, aligning operational practices with regulatory and safety mandates. Such layered security strategies are essential for safeguarding critical infrastructure in a complex threat landscape.

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