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Definitions
European Definitions
Cyber-security commonly refers to the safeguards and actions that can be used to protect the cyber domain, both in the civilian and military fields, from those threats that are associated with or that may harm its interdependent networks and information infrastructure. Cyber-security strives to preserve the availability and integrity of the networks and infrastructure and the confidentiality of the information contained therein [1].
National Definitions
Australia
Measures relating to the confidentiality, availability and integrity of information that is processed, stored and communicated by electronic or similar means [2].
Austria
Cyber security describes the protection of a key legal asset through constitutional means against actor-related, technical, organisational and natural dangers posing a risk to the security of cyberspace (including infrastructure and data security) as well as the security of the users in cyberspace. Cyber security helps to identify, assess and follow up on threats as well as to strengthen the ability to cope with interferences in or from cyber space, to minimise the effects as well as to restore the capacity to act and functional capabilities of the respective stakeholders, infrastructures and services.[3]
Denmark
Cybersikkerhed omfatter beskyttelse imod de sikkerhedsbrud, der opstår som følge af angreb mod data eller systemer via en for - bindelse til et eksternt net eller system. Arbejdet med cybersikker - hed fokuserer således på sårbarheder ved sammenkoblingen mellem systemer, herunder forbindelser til internettet.[4]
Finland
Cyber security means the desired end state in which the cyber domain is reliable and in which its functioning is ensured.[5]
Germany
(Global) cyber security is the desired condition of the IT security situation, in which the risks of the global cyberspace have been reduced to an acceptable minimum [6].
Cyber security in Germany is thus the desired condition of the IT security situation, in which the risks of the German cyberspace have been reduced to an acceptable minimum. Cyber security (in Germany) is developed through the sum of suitable and adequate safeguards.
Definition in German:
(Globale) Cyber-Sicherheit ist der anzustrebende Zustand der IT-Sicherheitslage, in welchem die Risiken des globalen Cyber-Raums auf ein tragbares Maß reduziert sind. Cyber-Sicherheit in Deutschland ist demnach der anzustrebende Zustand der IT-Sicherheitslage, in welchem die Risiken des deutschen Cyber-Raums auf ein tragbares Maß reduziert sind. Cyber-Sicherheit (in Deutschland) entsteht durch die Summe von geeigneten und angemessenen Maßnahmen. [7].
Hungary
Cyber security is the continuous and planned taking of political, legal, economic, educational, awareness-raising and technical measures to manage risks in cyberspace that transforms the cyberspace into a reliable environment for the smooth functioning and operation of societal and economic processes by ensuring an acceptable level of risks in cyberspace.[8]
Jamaica
Cyber Security is the implementation of measures to protect ICT infrastructure including critical infrastructure from intrusion, unauthorized access and includes the adoption of policies, protocols and good practices to better govern the use of cyberspace.[9]
Kenya
Cyber Security is defined as the processes and mechanisms by which computer-based equipment, information and services are protected from unintended or unauthorized access, change or destruction.[10]
Latvia
Cyber security is the collection of tools, policies, security concepts, security safeguards, guidelines, risk management approaches, actions, training, best practices, assurance and technologies that can be used to protect the cyber environment and organization and user’s assets.[11]
Organisation and user’s assets include connected computing devices, personnel, infrastructure, applications, services, telecommunications systems, and the totality of transmitted and/or stored information in the cyber environment.
Netherlands
Cyber security refers to efforts to prevent damage caused by disruptions to, breakdowns in or misuse of ICT and to repair damage if and when it has occurred [12].
Such damage may consist of any or all of the following: reduced reliability of ICT, limited availability and violation of the confidentiality and/or integrity of information stored in the ICT systems.
Cyber security is het vrij zijn van gevaar of schade veroorzaakt door verstoring of uitval van ICT of door misbruik van ICT.[13].
New Zealand
Cyber Security is the practice of making the networks that constitute cyber space as secure as possible against intrusions, maintaining confidentiality, availability and integrity of information, detecting intrusions and incidents that do occur, and responding to and recovering from them.[14]
Norway
Cyber Security is the protection of data and systems which are coupled to the Internet (Beskyttelse av data og systemer som er koblet til internettet).[15]
Turkey
Cyber Security is the protection of information systems that make up the cyber space from attacks, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of the information being processed in this space, detection of attacks and cyber security incidents, putting into force the countermeasures against these incidents and then putting these systems back to their states previous to the cyber security incident.[16].
USA
The prevention of damage to, unauthorized use of, or exploitation of, and, if needed, the restoration of electronic information and communications systems and the information contained therein to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability; includes protection and restoration, when needed, of information networks and wireline, wireless, satellite, public safety answering points, and 911 communications systems and control systems [17].
Alternatively,
The ability to protect or defend the use of cyberspace from cyber attacks [18].
Other Definition(s)
World Economic Forum
The analysis, warning, Information Sharing, vulnerability reduction, risk mitigation and recovery efforts for networked information systems. [19]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace, 07/02/2013
- ↑ Rights and Protections on Cyber Security, Australian Attorney-General’s Department
- ↑ Austrian Cyber Security Strategy, Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria, Vienna, 2013
- ↑ Danish Cyber Security Strategy, 2014
- ↑ Finlands' Cyber Security Strategy
- ↑ Unpublished working glossary of UP KRITIS and BSI, 2014
- ↑ http://www.kritis.bund.de/SubSites/Kritis/DE/Servicefunktionen/Glossar/Functions/glossar.html Protection of Critical Infrastructures, BMI.
- ↑ Government Decision No. 1139/2013 (21 March) on the National Cyber Security Strategy of Hungary
- ↑ Jamaica's National Cyber Security Strategy
- ↑ Kenya's National Cyber Security Strategy
- ↑ Kenya's National Cyber Security Strategy
- ↑ National Cyber Security Strategy 2: From Awareness to Capability, Ministry of Security and Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands
- ↑ Cyber Security Beeld Nederland 4, 2014, Ministry of Security and Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands
- ↑ New Zealand’s Cyber Security Strategy (2011)
- ↑ Nasjonal strategi for informasjonssikkerhet (2012)
- ↑ Turkey's National Cyber Security Strategy and 2013-2014 Action Plan
- ↑ National Infrastructure Protection Plan, Partnering to enhance protection and resiliency, US Department of Homeland Security, 2009
- ↑ [http://www.ncix.gov/publications/policy/docs/CNSSI_4009.pdf National Information Assurance (IA) Glossary, Committee on National Security Systems, CNSS Instruction No. 4009, 26 April 2010.
- ↑ WEF Partnering for Cyber Resilience Guidelines 2012
