This white paper—the third in MITRE’s ongoing series on critical infrastructure for potential conflict scenarios, as outlined in MITRE’s “Five Steps to Prepare Critical Infrastructure for Cyber War”—examines the need to strengthen emergency communications systems.
Building PACE Capabilities for the Current Threat Environment
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MITRE’s 2024 Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise validated suspected shortfalls in government and infrastructure operators: Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency (PACE) planning. The current threat environment demands a substantial evolution of PACE plans and capacity against adversary's disruptive capabilities. The goal is to improve resilience outcomes for critical infrastructure in a cyberwar.
The purpose of this white paper is to initiate discussion and promote additional research on strengthening emergency response and recovery for U.S. critical infrastructure under cyberwarfare scenarios. The paper also provides guidance on PACE implementation considerations for Operational Technology (OT) applications in critical infrastructure.