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 Protection Capability is the ability to prepare for, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from critical infrastructure disruptions or destruction. [3]


National Definitions

Croatia

Zaštita kritične infrastrukture označuje aktivnosti koje imaju za cilj osigurati funkcionalnost, neprekidno djelovanje i isporuku usluga/robe kritične infrastrukture te spriječiti ugrožavanje kritične infrastrukture. [4]

Critical Infrastructure Protection marks activities that are aimed at ensuring the functionality, continuous operation and delivery of services / goods of critical infrastructure and prevent the threat to critical infrastructure.


Czech Republic

Critical Infrastructure Protection includes measures aimed at lowering the risk of corruption of an element of the critical infrastructure

Opatření zaměřená na snížení rizika narušení funkce prvku kritické infrastruktury. [5]


Greece

Ως «προστασία» νοούνται όλες οι δραστηριότητες που αποσκοπούν στην εξασφάλιση της λειτουργικότητας, της συνέχειας και της ακεραιότητας των υποδομών ζωτικής σημασίας με στόχο την αποτροπή, το μετριασμό και την εξουδετέρωση απειλής, κινδύνου ή τρωτού σημείου. [6]

(equals the EU definition)



Poland

Ochrona infrastruktury krytycznej to wszelkie działania zmierzające do zapewnienia funkcjonalności, ciągłości działań i integralności infrastruktury krytycznej w celu zapobiegania zagrożeniom, ryzykom lub słabym punktom oraz ograniczenia i neutralizacji ich skutków oraz szybkiego odtworzenia tej infrastruktury na wypadek awarii, ataków oraz innych zdarzeń zakłócających jej prawidłowe funkcjonowanie. [7]


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. [8]


Switzerland

Der Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen (SKI) umfasst Massnahmen, die die Eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit und/oder das Schadensausmass einer Störung, eines Ausfalls oder einer Zerstörung von kritischen Infrastrukturen reduzieren beziehungsweise die Ausfallzeit minimieren. [9]

Protection des infrastructures critiques (PIC): La protection des infrastructures critiques englobe des mesures qui réduisent la probabilité d’occurrence et/ou |l’ampleur des dommages d’un dérangement, d’une défaillance ou d’une destruction infrastructures critiques ou qui réduisent le plus possible la durée de non-disponibilité. [10]



United States

[This is the definition for protection] Those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or natural disasters. [11]

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.

DoD
Critical Infrastructure Protection are actions taken to prevent, remediate, or mitigate the risks resulting from vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure assets. [12]

Depending on risk, these actions could include: changes in tactics, techniques, or procedures; adding redundancy; selection of another asset; isolation or hardening; guarding; etc.


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