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 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/980

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