Cyber-Physical Resilience in Mission-Critical Facilities: Integrating Security, Reliability, and Safety Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-922X.IJERET-V6I4P122Keywords:
Cyber-Physical Systems, Resilience, Mission-Critical Facilities, Security, Reliability, Safety EngineeringAbstract
The advent of additional cyber and physical infrastructures has created a high demand in the establishment of resilience systems capable of sustaining functionality in the adverse and unforeseen conditions. As a convergence of computational intelligence and physical processes, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) of modernity are experiencing mounting pressure due to cyberattacks, system failure, and environmental interference that threaten the survival of the operation. In this paper, I have thoroughly presented the resilience strategies in mission critical facilities considering the dimensions of absorption, recovery and adaptation in the three aspects of security, reliability and safety engineering. During the analysis, such advanced methods as AI/ML-based modelling, cyber-physical emulation, and robust control frameworks that may be implemented to enhance the system dependability, protection, and performance efficiency are mentioned. Besides, the paper will discuss central cybersecurity challenges, such as insider threats, supply chains vulnerability, compliance limitations, and regulatory divergences. Integrating the operations that have been employed in the fields of data center, energy systems, healthcare and defense infrastructure, the review might see significant gaps in the development of an all-inclusive and sustainable resilience. The findings show the value of adaptive, self-healing, and intelligent architectures towards offering secure, reliable and sustainable operations in contemporary mission critical environments
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