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Assessing the security of internet-connected critical infrastructures. / Ghani, H.; Khelil, A.; Suri, Neeraj et al.
In: Security and Communication Networks, Vol. 7, No. 12, 01.12.2014, p. 2713-2725.

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Ghani, H, Khelil, A, Suri, N, Csertán, G, Gönczy, L, Urbanics, G & Clarke, J 2014, 'Assessing the security of internet-connected critical infrastructures', Security and Communication Networks, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 2713-2725. https://doi.org/10.1002/sec.399

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Ghani, H., Khelil, A., Suri, N., Csertán, G., Gönczy, L., Urbanics, G., & Clarke, J. (2014). Assessing the security of internet-connected critical infrastructures. Security and Communication Networks, 7(12), 2713-2725. https://doi.org/10.1002/sec.399

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Ghani H, Khelil A, Suri N, Csertán G, Gönczy L, Urbanics G et al. Assessing the security of internet-connected critical infrastructures. Security and Communication Networks. 2014 Dec 1;7(12):2713-2725. Epub 2012 Jan 10. doi: 10.1002/sec.399

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Ghani, H. ; Khelil, A. ; Suri, Neeraj et al. / Assessing the security of internet-connected critical infrastructures. In: Security and Communication Networks. 2014 ; Vol. 7, No. 12. pp. 2713-2725.

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