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| − | + | The EU ACRIMAS conceptual model <ref [http://www.acrimas.eu/ EU ACRIMAS Project] </ref> defines a crisis as a cascade of one or more separate crisis events (2nd order, 3rd order, etc.), that result from one initial crisis event. The effects of a single crisis are divided into two categories: | |
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| + | * [[Damage]] (or [[impact]]) such as numbers of fatalities, injured/ill people, costs, impact on basic necessities, …, social and political stability (see Sub-section 3.1.4) | ||
| + | * Cascading crisis events | ||
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* [[Emergency]] | * [[Emergency]] | ||
* [[Incident]] | * [[Incident]] | ||
| + | * [[Cascading failure]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 12 September 2014
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Definitions
European Definitions
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Germany
There is an IT crisis within the context of the CIP Implementation Plan if a failure or an impairment of organisations and facilities of major importance for society with sustained shortage of supplies, significant disruptions to public order, safety and security or other dramatic consequences directly or indirectly occurs and/or is to be expected for IT-related reasons [1].
Standard Definition
Any incident(s), human-caused or natural, that require(s) urgent attention and action to protect life, property, or environment [2].
See also
Notes
- ↑ Unpublished working glossary of UP KRITIS and BSI, 2014
- ↑ ISO/PAS 22399:2007 Societal security - Guideline for incident preparedness and operational continuity management.
