SECONOMICS

Socio-Economics meets Security

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'SECONOMICS goal is synthesizing sociological, economic and security science into a usable, concrete, actionable knowledge for policy makers and social planners responsible for citizen's security. The project is driven by industry case studies and will specifically identify security threats in transport (air and urban and super urban metro) and critical infrastructure. The research focus places social science and political science at the heart of the modeling framework. In particular the project seeks to explore the challenges of pan European coordination in security outcomes for transport and critical infrastructure. The contribution of the project will be in developing and furthering the state of the art in modelling security problems in a technological and socio economic context and then applying state of the art risk assessments and analysis of the social context to develop optimal policies. The outputs are twofold: first assessment of the future and emerging threats in the identified areas with rigorous modeling of the optimal mechanisms for mitigation within the policy domain. Second, and more crucially, a generalized policy 'toolkit' that will assist decision makers in identifying and reacting coherently (within the appropriate social context) to future and emerging threats that may arrive long after the project has been completed.

The lasting impactof SECONOMICS will be a methodological revolution driven by a common, but diverse set, of modelling tools and utilizing recent advances in modelling technology that seamlessly transverses the social, economic and technological domains.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

A cross-disciplinary project combining game theory, systems modelling, risk analysis and social policy is offering a socioeconomic rationale to security policymaking. Its unified framework will contribute to the design of effective security policy and investment, and public acceptance of security.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Funded by the EU, the project 'Socio-economics meets security' (http://www.seconomicsproject.eu/ (SECONOMICS)) is grounded in a case study approach to scoping issues in security management. Case studies are being carried out in relation to three key topics: critical infrastructure, airport security, and regional and urban transport.

With a scientific focus on the public economics and social policy implications of security, researchers aim to develop tools for assessing regulatory policies in terms of effectiveness and sustainability. Consideration of security technology, public attitudes and attacking behaviour will help in the design of experiments that delineate the effectiveness of various policy regimes.

Another area of investigation deals with the mechanism for generating security risks and the dynamics of attackers in particular. Models employing game theory of adversarial risk analysis have been developed for better understanding how attackers create security risk by exploiting vulnerabilities.

Major effort has been dedicated to engaging with the broader industry community to promote SECONOMICS goals and publicise its findings. Extensive surveys of the three case study topics have been carried out over the first half of the three-year project.

Surveys on security requirements offer key insights into current, emerging and future threats. These relate to a better understanding of airport security and associated technologies, regulatory mechanisms relevant to critical infrastructure, and issues in regional and urban transport.

Progress has also been made with regard to the use of security metrics in airports and in critical infrastructure, as well as for collecting crime data. Other activities to date include a summer school designed to measure public attitudes to risk as reflected through contemporary media.

SECONOMICS endeavours to highlight future and emerging threats that may arise in the three focus topics. Such knowledge can be used to refine models for indicating future directions for security risks and the evolution of threats.

The project's envisioned framework will ultimately help guide decisions in key areas to achieve effective policies and efficient security. Emphasising cost versus risk reduction, SECONOMICS' pro-social approach will also help ensure the social contract with society is maintained.