Water Critical Infrastructure Security and Its Dependencies

Authors

  • David Michael Birkett Monash University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.1289

Keywords:

Water critical infrastructure, security, terrorist attack, dependency, water contamination

Abstract

Water critical infrastructure is considered one of the most important CI on a global basis. Water CI has been consistently targeted across history since 3000 BC, with a significant increase in those attacks documented in the early 2010s. The aim of this paper is to review security and dependencies of water CI in relation to terrorism or adverse human intervention. In particular, the paper analyses water as a ‘soft’ target, and provides an insight into terrorist attack planning and perceived threat levels. Keywords: Water critical infrastructure; security; terrorist attack; dependency; water contamination

Author Biography

David Michael Birkett, Monash University

Dave is based in the Czech Reojsm. Dave has worked across the three tiers of government, and in the public and private sector in the water, power, mining, oil, gas and transport industries. He has specialised in the risk and emergency management, disaster mitigation planning and business continuity, with the emergency response aspects of managing public and private sector assets. Dave has applied his expertise with counter intelligence in Defence, Australia to advise organisations in the prevention and control of emergencies and crises. Dave's developed expertise is in the design and delivery of training in emergency response, and crisis management to middle and senior managers in the oil & gas, power, utilities, chemical and other high risk industries. Experienced in leading and coaching crisis and emergency management teams in their roles and responsibilities during major emergencies. Other activities include competency assessments, delivering training in the form of presentations on various subjects involved in Crisis and Emergency Response, such as, HR, communications, command and control, information handling, emergency control centre dynamics, roles & responsibilities, logistic and resource allocation, Dave is currently progressing study towards his PhD with Monash University in the field of critical infrastructure protection. Specialties: • Risk, emergency and crisis management • Prevention and control of emergencies and crises • Disaster mitigation planning including crisis simulation exercises (CSE) • Business continuity • Security investigations • Leading of project teams • Implementing processes and physical change Protective strategies for Critical Infrastructure protection

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Published

2017-05-22

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Articles

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