Critical Infrastructure Operator
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Definitions
Official European Definition
Owners/operators of ECIs means those entities responsible for investments in, and/or day-to-day operation of, a particular asset, system or part thereof designated as an ECI under the ECI Directive [1].
National Definitions
USA
The US refers to both owners and operators as those entities responsible for day-to-day operation and investment of a particular critical infrastructure entity. (Source: Adapted from the 2009 NIPP)
Germany
The operators of critical infrastructures are (private-sector or public-sector) organisations from critical infrastructure industries, that operate facilities required for the functioning of the vital services [2].
See also
Notes
- ↑ Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection.
- ↑ Unpublished working glossary of UP KRITIS and BSI, 2014