A Model for identifying vulnerabilities on critical infrastructures: case of cyber threats in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMaina, Simon Kuria
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-17T08:59:32Z
dc.date.available2021-11-17T08:59:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.descriptionA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Information in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Science in Information Technologyen_US
dc.description.abstractWith advancement in technology, industry-focused technological systems have over time faced the challenge of attacks given their vulnerabilities resulting in denial of services and catastrophic operations for countries. This study focused at analysing the risk exposure on Kenya’s Critical Information Infrastructure (CII). A model for identifying the vulnerabilities that critical infrastructures are exposed to by detecting anomalies in the set thresholds was developed. This study adopted the vulnerability system development lifecycle to develop the model. The model was developed following the Rapid Assessment Methodology and used the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) to measure the severity of potential vulnerabilities against critical infrastructure. This allowed the model to prioritize responses and resources to remediate against the vulnerability identified. The study found that vulnerabilities pose a security threat on systems that are deemed critical and as such recommends that organisations should invest on vulnerability assessment tools. These will help them detect, remediate and monitor and evaluate vulnerabilities on CIIs.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/12208
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherStrathmore Universityen_US
dc.subjectCyber threatsen_US
dc.subjectInformation securityen_US
dc.subjectCritical information infrastructuresen_US
dc.titleA Model for identifying vulnerabilities on critical infrastructures: case of cyber threats in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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