Critical Infrastructure Sector
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Official European Definition
National Definitions
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- Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience[1] identifies 16 critical infrastructure sectors and their respective [[Sector-Specific Agency (SSA)]:
- Chemical Sector: The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Chemical Sector.
- Commercial Facilities Sector
- The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Commercial Facilities 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
- The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Critical Manufacturing 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
- The Department of Defense is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Defense Industrial Base 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
- The Department of Energy is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Energy 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Environmental Protection Agency is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector.
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
Notes
- ↑ Presidential Policy Directive -- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, PPD-21, 2013
- ↑ Unpublished working glossary of UP KRITIS and BSI, 2014