TECHNICAL SESSIONS - SICC 2026

SESSION 4 –  Cybersecurity, Digital Safety & Critical Infrastructure Protection in the CBRNe Domain

As CBRNe preparedness increasingly relies on digital infrastructures, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (CIP) have become inseparable components of modern safety strategies. This session addresses the vulnerabilities of industrial control systems (ICS/OT), emergency communication networks, laboratories, hospitals, and energy or transport systems that form the digital backbone of national safety and emergency response.

Contributions are invited on threat modelling, intrusion detection, and incident response techniques that safeguard data integrity and physical safety. Case studies analysing cyberattacks on CBRNe-related systems—ransomware, data corruption, or SCADA manipulation—are particularly welcome. Authors are encouraged to present resilience engineering approaches, supply-chain protection, and AI-based intrusion prevention systems, as well as methods to ensure continuity of operations during coordinated cyber–physical crises.

The session also explores the governance and policy aspects of NIS2 compliance, risk communication, and public–private cooperation in protecting essential services. A dedicated focus will be given to the interdependencies between cyber networks and critical infrastructures, examining how a single failure can cascade across emergency, medical, and energy systems.

By integrating technological innovation, operational readiness, and strategic governance, this session aims to foster a shared vision of digital resilience—ensuring that the infrastructures underpinning CBRNe safety remain secure, reliable, and adaptive to evolving hybrid threats.

Keywords. Cybersecurity; Critical Infrastructure Protection; ICS/OT Security; Digital Resilience; NIS2; Intrusion Detection; Hybrid Threats; Supply-Chain Security; Risk Communication; Resilience Engineering; Continuity of Operations.