Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Definitions
International Definitions
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. [1]
Other International Definitions
NATO CEP / EAPC
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) are the programs, activities and interactions used by governments, owners, operators and stakeholders to protect their critical infrastructure. [2]
Moreover, NATO defines Critical Infrastructure Protection Capability:
Critical Infrastructure
National Definitions
Czech Republic
Measures aimed at lowering the risk of corruption of an element of the critical infrastructure. [3]
Opatření zaměřená na snížení rizika narušení funkce prvku kritické infrastruktury.
Sweden
Protection of vital societal functions and critical infrastructure (VSF & CI) refers to measures and activities that are required to ensure the functionality and continuity of VSF & CI and thereby society as a whole. [4]
United States
[This is the definition for protection] Those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or natural disasters. [5]
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.
Actions taken to prevent, remediate, or mitigate the risks resulting from vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure assets. [6]
Depending on risk, these actions could include: changes in tactics, techniques, or procedures; adding redundancy; selection of another asset; isolation or hardening; guarding; etc.
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.
- ↑ NATO EAPC(SCEPC) lexicon (2003)
- ↑ Act No. 181 of 23 July 2014 On Cyber Security and Change of Related Acts (Act on Cyber Security)
- ↑ Action Plan for the Protection of Vital Societal Functions & Critical Infrastructure, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) (2014).
- ↑ Presidential Policy Directive /PPD-8: National Preparedness, March 30, 2011
- ↑ USA DoD JP 1-02 & JP 3-28
