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=== National Definitions ===
 
=== National Definitions ===
 
==== USA ====
 
==== USA ====
Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience<ref> [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/presidential-policy-directive-critical-infrastructure-security-and-resil Presidential Policy Directive -- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, PPD-21, 2013]</ref> identifies 16 critical infrastructure sectors and their respective [[Sector-Specific Agency (SSA)]]:
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Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience<ref> [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/presidential-policy-directive-critical-infrastructure-security-and-resil Presidential Policy Directive -- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, PPD-21, 2013]</ref> identifies 16 critical infrastructure sectors:
# Chemical Sector: The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Chemical Sector.
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# Chemical Sector
# Commercial Facilities Sector: The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Commercial Facilities Sector.
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# Commercial Facilities Sector
 
#    Communications Sector
 
#    Communications Sector
#    Communications Sector
 
#    The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Communications Sector.
 
#    Critical Manufacturing Sector
 
 
#    Critical Manufacturing Sector
 
#    Critical Manufacturing Sector
#    The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Critical Manufacturing Sector.
 
#    Dams Sector
 
 
#    Dams Sector
 
#    Dams Sector
#    The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Dams Sector. The Dams Sector comprises dam projects, navigation locks, levees, hurricane barriers, mine tailings impoundments, and other similar water retention and/or control facilities. Dams are vital to the nation's infrastructure and provide a wide range of economic, environmental, and social benefits, including hydroelectric power, river navigation, water supply, flood control, and recreation.
 
 
#    Defense Industrial Base Sector
 
#    Defense Industrial Base Sector
#    Defense Industrial Base Sector
 
#    The Department of Defense is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Defense Industrial Base Sector.
 
 
#    Emergency Services Sector
 
#    Emergency Services Sector
#    Emergency Services Sector
 
#    The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Emergency Services Sector.
 
 
#    Energy Sector
 
#    Energy Sector
#    Energy Sector
 
#    The Department of Energy is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Energy Sector.
 
#    Financial Services Sector
 
 
#    Financial Services Sector
 
#    Financial Services Sector
#    The Department of Treasury is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Financial Services Sector.
 
#    Food and Agriculture Sector
 
 
#    Food and Agriculture Sector
 
#    Food and Agriculture Sector
#    The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services are designated as the Co-Sector-Specific Agencies for the Food and Agriculture Sector.
 
#    Government Facilities Sector
 
 
#    Government Facilities Sector
 
#    Government Facilities Sector
#    The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration are designated as the Co-Sector-Specific Agencies for the Government Facilities Sector.
 
#    Healthcare and Public Health Sector
 
 
#    Healthcare and Public Health Sector
 
#    Healthcare and Public Health Sector
#    The Department of Health and Human Services is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Healthcare and Public Health Sector.
 
 
#    Information Technology Sector
 
#    Information Technology Sector
#    Information Technology Sector
 
#    The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Information Technology Sector.
 
 
#    Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
 
#    Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
#    Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
 
#    The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector.
 
 
#    Transportation Systems Sector
 
#    Transportation Systems Sector
#    Transportation Systems Sector
 
#    The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation are designated as the Co-Sector-Specific Agencies for the Transportation Systems Sector.
 
#    Water and Wastewater Systems Sector
 
 
#    Water and Wastewater Systems Sector
 
#    Water and Wastewater Systems Sector
#    The Environmental Protection Agency is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector.
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Each sector falls under the responsibility of a designated [[Sector-Specific Agency (SSA)]].
  
 
==== Germany ====
 
==== Germany ====

Revision as of 12:32, 18 May 2014

Definitions

Official European Definition

National Definitions

USA

Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience[1] identifies 16 critical infrastructure sectors:

  1. Chemical Sector
  2. Commercial Facilities Sector
  3. Communications Sector
  4. Critical Manufacturing Sector
  5. Dams Sector
  6. Defense Industrial Base Sector
  7. Emergency Services Sector
  8. Energy Sector
  9. Financial Services Sector
  10. Food and Agriculture Sector
  11. Government Facilities Sector
  12. Healthcare and Public Health Sector
  13. Information Technology Sector
  14. Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
  15. Transportation Systems Sector
  16. Water and Wastewater Systems Sector

Each sector falls under the responsibility of a designated Sector-Specific Agency (SSA).

Germany

In Germany, the following sectors (and industries) are assigned to critical infrastructures [2]:

  • Transport and traffic (aviation, maritime shipping, inland waterway transport, rail traffic, road traffic, logistics)
  • Energy (electricity, mineral oil, gas)
  • Information technology and telecommunication (telecommunication, information technology)
  • Finance and insurance sector (banks/financial institutes, insurance companies, financial service providers, stock exchanges)
  • State and administration (government and administration, parliament, judicial institutions, emergency and rescue services including disaster control)
  • Food (food industry, food trade)
  • Water (public water supply, public wastewater disposal)
  • Health (medical care, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, laboratories)
  • Media and culture (broadcasting (television and radio), printed and electronic press, cultural assets, highly symbolic buildings)


See also

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