Kadir Has University Research Center on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cybersecurity is increasingly becoming important part of our daily life today, and the degree of interconnectivity of networks implies that anything and everything can be exposed, and everything from national critical infrastructure to our basic human rights can be compromised. Furthermore, among all infrastructures and interconnected systems, critical infrastructures (CI) mainly energy, water facilities and telecommunication systems become more vulnerable to cyberattacks as their functioning is rapidly digitalized. In line with the increasing and changing threat landscape, Kadir Has University’s Center for Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure Protection (KHAS_CCIP) is one of the first established centres focusing on CIP research, such as security of industrial control systems, energy and other critical infrastructures. Moreover, the centre aims to become a "hub" for the researches on Industrial Control Systems both in Turkey and its close region. Centre's research capacity depends on the axis of three disciplines: Engineering and Information Systems, International Relations and Law. Based on its multidisciplinary team, KHAS_CCIP approaches Cybersecurity-related research and application issues (e.g. attacks, vulnerabilities, defence, etc.) with an innovative and unconventional methodologies in principal. In that respect, CCIP’s mission is to develop innovative methods, tools, and strategies to detect, identify, and mitigate all types of cybersecurity related threats for institutions, companies, and nationally important infrastructures. More importantly, since “human remains as the weakest link” in cyber security chain, training and education located at the heart of Centre’s mission. Reaching scientific excellency is one of the headline goals of KHAS_CCIP. Thus, R&D activities are divided into three main activity areas: Solutions towards industry and scientific community, trainings for researchers and professionals, and capacity building and networking.