Global Telecommunications Security: Effects of Geomagnetic Disturbances
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Title
Global Telecommunications Security: Effects of Geomagnetic Disturbances
Subject
Communication Systems
Information Technology
Risk Analysis
Solar Radiation
Organizational Security
Description
Global information and communication technologies permeate organizational structures, while questions of security pervade strategic plans of corporations worldwide. From the spectacular to the sublime, the effects of geomagnetic disturbances (i.e., electrical current produced by solar storms) can be as devastating to an organizationâ??s telecommunications systems as a hacker breaching a firewall. Using a dataset spanning 31 years (1978-2009) with 580,000 solar activity records, we investigate the effects and relationships of natural anomalies, specifically solar storms, on the security of corporate telecommunications. The ionosphere is a natural barrier around the earth to protect it from the sun and serve as a shield, but some electrical currents break this barrier causing significant telecommunications outages and security breaches within corporations. In this exploratory empirical study, we present the initial evidence that tracking geomagnetic disturbances can provide vital cautions for business continuity planning. The results of the study should help organizations with strategic planning efforts with respect to their overall security, especially as it relates to telecommunications.
Creator
McManus, D.J.
Carr, H.H.
Adams, B.M.
Source
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011); pp. 6-11
1865-7923
Publisher
International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria
Date
2011-06-27
Rights
Copyright (c) 2017 D.J. McManus, H.H. Carr, B.M. Adams
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Identifier
Citation
D McManus.J., H Carr.H. and B Adams.M., Global Telecommunications Security: Effects of Geomagnetic Disturbances, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2011, accessed November 22, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/980