Security & Future
Vol. 7 (2023), Issue 1, pg(s) 3-5

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SECURITY

Organizational resilience and critical infrastructure security systems

  • 1 Institute of Metal Science Equipment and Technologies with Hydro- and Aerodynamics Centre “Acad. A Balevski” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

Abstract

The identification and protection of critical infrastructure (CI), which provides essential services for the national and European markets, especially in key sectors of the economy, requires priority measures to be taken to increase its resilience. The concept of resilience is closely related to the ability of a CI to prevent, defend against, respond to, withstand, mitigate and absorb, adapt to, or recover from risk events. Here, both the organizational measures and the technical part of the security systems, developed according to the specifics of CI, play an essential role.
In this regard, this publication presents the framework of the author’s view on the relationship between organizational resilience and CI security.

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