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QISS: Quantum-Enhanced Sustainable Security Incident Handling in the IoT
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more integral across diverse sectors, including healthcare, energy provision and industrial automation, the exposure to cyber vulnerabilities and potential attacks increases accordingly. Facing these challenges, the essential function of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in safeguarding vital information assets comes to the fore. Within this framework, risk management is key, tasked with the responsibility of adequately restoring the system in the event of a cybersecurity incident and evaluating potential response options. To achieve this, the ISMS must evaluate what is the best response. The time to implement a course of action must be considered, as the period required to restore the ISMS is a crucial factor. However, in an environmentally conscious world, the sustainability dimension should also be considered to choose more sustainable responses. This paper marks a notable advancement in the fields of risk management and incident response, integrating security measures with the wider goals of sustainability and corporate responsibility. It introduces a strategy for handling cybersecurity incidents that considers both the response time and sustainability. This approach provides the flexibility to prioritize either the response time, sustainability or a balanced mix of both, according to specific preferences, and subsequently identifies the most suitable actions to re-secure the system. Employing a quantum methodology, it guarantees reliable and consistent response times, independent of the incident volume. The practical application of this novel method through our framework, MARISMA, is demonstrated in real-world scenarios, underscoring its efficacy and significance in the contemporary landscape of risk management.
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- Blanco, C., Santos-Olmo, A., & Sánchez, L. E.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Cantabria (ES)
- University of Castilla-La Mancha (ES)
- Techonologies and Information Systems Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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- 2024-03-27
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- 7
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- ALBA-UCLM (TED2021-130355B-C31, TED2021-130355B-C33, PID2020-112540RB-C42, PID2021-124502OB-C42, 2022-GRIN-34202, PCI2023145980-2)
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information and Cyber Security
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Network Security and Intrusion Detection
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Cybersecurity and Information Systems
- Keywords
- Internet of Things security, incident response, information security management system, risk management, sustainability, quantum computing, response time
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