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Critical Infrastructures under Threat: Learning from the Anthrax Scare
Author(s) -
Boin Arjen,
Lagadec Patrick,
MichelKerjan Erwann,
Overdijk Werner
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.1103001
Subject(s) - crisis management , computer security , risk analysis (engineering) , scale (ratio) , critical infrastructure , business , computer science , engineering , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics
Conventional thinking in emergency and crisis management focuses on the application of codified procedures to unforeseen contingencies. Modern society's increased dependence on critical infrastructures and the emerging vulnerabilities of these large‐scale networks create challenges that are hard to meet with conventional tools of crisis management. This article discusses the inherent vulnerabilities and explores the requirements of effective preparation for escalatory network breakdowns.