Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Definitions

International Organisation Definitions

NATO CEP / EAPC

The programs, activities and interactions used by governments, owners, operators and stakeholders to protect their critical infrastructure. [1].


European Definitions

Council Directive 2008/114/EC

All activities aimed at ensuring the functionality, continuity and integrity of critical infrastructures in order to deter, mitigate and neutralise a threat, risk or vulnerability [2].


National Definitions

USA

[This is the definition for protection] Those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or natural disasters [3].

Protection capabilities include, but are not limited to, defend against WMD threats; defence of agriculture and food; critical infrastructure protection; protection of key leadership and events; border security; maritime security; transportation security; immigration security; and cybersecurity.


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ [NATO EAPC(SCEPC) lexicon.]
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Presidential Policy Directive /PPD-8: National Preparedness, March 30, 2011
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