What is Critical Infrastructure

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Interconnected networks of people and devices allowing for the delivery of information society services and fulfillment of governmental obligations, including firefighting, transportation services, supply of water or energy or banking services. Learn more in: Surveillance, Privacy, and Due Diligence in Cybersecurity: An International Law Perspective

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The most important infrastructure or related services to provide basic sustenance to citizens like water, utilities, electricity, and internet connection. Learn more in: National Cybersecurity Strategies

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(CI) is assigned in the literature by different definitions. It can define as those assets and systems, that are essential for the maintenance of the social functions, health, safety, security, and economics or social well-being of people. Learn more in: Uncertainties in Safety and Security: Uncertainties in Critical Infrastructure Protection and Human Factors

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An asset, system, or part thereof that are essential for the health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people, and its disruption or destruction would likely have a significant impact upon the ability of a State to maintain those functions. Learn more in: Expectations vs. Practice in Critical Infrastructure Operator Crisis Communication: Lessons Learned From Portugal, France, Norway, and Sweden

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Critical infrastructure (CI) refers to those essential physical and information technology facilities, networks, services and assets, which, if disrupted or destroyed, would have a serious impact on the health, safety, security, economic or social well-being or the effective functioning of government. Learn more in: Critical Infrastructure Protection in Developing Countries

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An asset or system which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions. Learn more in: Electricity Infrastructure Technical Security: Practical Application and Best Practices of Risk Assessment

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Is the backbone of everyday lives in modern society. Critical infrastructures are defined as those systems, assets, or part thereof which are essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, security and economic security, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact on the state/nation as a result of the failure to maintain those functions (European Commission, 2008). Learn more in: Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure: Review and Challenges

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An asset that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy are those systems that provide the resources upon which all functions of society depend. Learn more in: Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure Protection: Public Private Aspects of Resilience

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The totality of state infrastructure objects that are the most critical for the economy and industries, the society functioning and the population protection, and the decommissioning or destruction of which may have an impact on national security and defense, the natural environment, and can lead to significant financial losses and human casualties. Learn more in: Critical Aviation Information Systems: Identification and Protection

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The assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy especial in some country. Learn more in: Security of Infrastructure Systems: Infrastructure Security Assessment

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The critical infrastructure refers to the physical or virtual systems and assets so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of these systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economics, national public health or safety, or any combination. Learn more in: Digital Convergence and Cybersecurity Policy

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The systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to society that the incapacity or destruction of such may have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of these matters. Learn more in: National Security Policy and Strategy and Cyber Security Risks