On assessing the operational stability of critical information infrastructure facilities affected by information security threats
https://doi.org/10.21683/1729-2646-2025-25-4-69-76
Abstract
Aim. To formalise the scientific problem of quantifying the operational stability of critical information infrastructure facilities exposed to information security threats. Methods. Cognitive methods: systems analysis, induction and deduction, analysis of a scientific problem, formalisation of scientific knowledge, construction of hypotheses. Operational methods: abstraction, specification, comparison, generalisation, analogy, simulation, expert evaluation. Results. The paper substantiates the relevance, defines – both verbally and formally – the scientific problem of quantifying the operational stability of critical information infrastructure facilities, suggests indicators for assessing the input data and the result. Conclusions. The authors systematically analysed the problem, which allowed substantiating the relevance of a potential solution, formalising it, substantiating the choice of the controllable and uncontrollable factors for assessing stability, defining the restrictions, suggesting the method for taking into account the dynamics of critical information infrastructure exposed to information security threats.
About the Authors
V. A. Voevodin
National Research University of Electronic Technology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladislav A. Voevodin, Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Security, Candidate of Engineering, Associate Professor, Honorary Radio Operator of Russia
901, app. 160, Zelenograd, 124575
S. M. Tretyakov
Military Academy of the Signal Corps
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey M. Tretyakov, Senior Lecturer, Department of Technical Support of Communications and Automation, Candidate of Engineering, Associate Professor
3, K-64 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, 194064, St. Petersburg
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Voevodin V.A., Tretyakov S.M. On assessing the operational stability of critical information infrastructure facilities affected by information security threats. Dependability. 2025;25(4):69-76. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21683/1729-2646-2025-25-4-69-76
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