The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of a temporary situation when critical infrastructure (CI) operators had to operate with continuously changing conditions. The role of cyber infrastructure during pandemics, for example for the remote work or access to critical systems, has also changed.

Self-Sovereign Identity can be considered as the most significant paradigm shift, surpassing the more established centralised and federated approaches that have shaped identity management in the past decades.

The fact than more and more Cyber-Physical or IoT systems are integrated in vehicle fleets, coupled with the growing connectivity of these devices, poses a higher risk of cyber attacks, due to the increased attack surface.

With the increased digitalization and adoption of cost-effective off-the-shelf components and cyber connectivity, Critical Infrastructures (CI) operators have benefited in many ways, but the attack surface has also become larger.

Chapter 11 in book “Challenges in Cybersecurity and Privacy – the European Research Landscape”, ISBN: 978-87-7022-088-0

Chapter in book “Challenges in Cybersecurity and Privacy - the European Research Landscape” by River Publishers. ISBN: 9788770220880 doi: https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788770220873

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ARES '17 Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security Article No. 89

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