Baseline capabilities for state and major urban area fusion. Of particular interest are articles that weave science, technology, law and policy to craft sophisticated yet practical. Risk assessment methodologies for critical infrastructure. Background, policy, and implementation congressional research service 2 federal critical infrastructure protection policy. To address this threat, the government of india has notified the national critical information infrastructure protection centre nciipc as the nodal agency vide gazette of india notification on 16 th january 2014. Protection of critical infrastructure and the role of investment policies relating to national security may 2008 this report is published under the oecd secretariats responsibility and was prepared by kathryn gordon senior economist, oecd and maeve dion george. The cybercrimes and cybersecurity bill defines critical information infrastructure very broadly. The international journal of critical infrastructure protection ijcip was launched in 2008, with the primary aim of publishing scholarly papers of the highest quality in all areas of critical infrastructure protection. Netherlands report on critical infrastructure protection. This partnership is essential because the vast majority approximately eightyfive percent of the nations critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector. From energy organizations to transportation companies, it is paramount that security in all critical infrastructure sectors is of the highest standard and that disaster preparedness, response and recovery are top priorities.
Guidelines for the protection of national critical. Researchers, faculty members and graduate students, as well as policy makers, practitioners and other individuals will all hail critical infrastructure protection as the critical book of the hour. These national protection efforts are the subject of the ciip handbook. Therefore, protection measures are also needed, opening a new research area known as critical information infrastructure protection ciip. To address this threat, the government of india has notified the national critical information infrastructure protection centre nciipc as the nodal agency vide gazette of. Protect critical infrastructure information according to the protected critical infrastructure information program or other appropriate guidelines, and share information relevant to cikr protection e. Critical infrastructure protection education and training. It relects changes in the critical infrastructure risk, policy, and oper ating environments and is informed by the need to integrate the cyber, physical, and human elements of critical infrastructure. Critical information infrastructure protection 3rd edition tentative translation may 19, 2014. The evaluation was finalized on 23 july 2019 with the publication of a staff working document pdf.
A framework for national critical information infrastructure protection ciip provides a structured view of strategic information services and infrastructure resources for a nation state. Cii critical information infrastructure ciip critical information infrastructure protection cip critical infrastructure protection cni critical national infrastructure cnpic national center for the protection of critical infrastructure, spain cpii committee for the protection of information infrastructure cpni centre for the protection of. The epcip facilitates information sharing among the member states and other stakeholders, via the cip points of contact group with representatives from every member state and an online information tool, the critical infrastructure warning. Acknowledgements this research paper, entitled a generic national framework for critical information infrastructure protection, was commissioned by the itu corporate strategy division csd and the itu bureau for telecommunication developments ict applications and. This paper advocates the need to conceptualize or model critical information infrastructure protection ciip in order to explain regulatory choices made by governments regarding ciip. Analysis, evaluation and expectations would have a serious impact on the wellbeing of citizens, proper functioning of governments and industries or other adverse effects. Information sharing initiative united states department of justice d e p a r t m e n t o f j u s t i c e critical infrastructure and. This information protection program enhances information sharing between the private sector and the government.
Expert working group of technical standards cyber security incidents response teams it is important to involve in critical information infrastructure protection sectors working group and gradually active them to protect ciip. However the approach each country takes on the topic is. The basic policy of critical information infrastructure. Throughout this paper, the term critical infrastructure protection cip is used to include a broad range of interrelated activities, including protection of critical information infrastructure and software assurance. Cip is important because it is the link between risk management and infrastructure assurance. It is any data, database, network, communications infrastructure, or part thereof, or anything associated with them that has been declared a cii.
This framework also serves as a common lens from which to view risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and protective controls of those resources. Key resources cikr protection capabilities for fusion centers. A framework for critical information infrastructure risk management 5 draft working document introduction critical infrastructures cis provide essential services that enable modern societies and economies, making their protection an important national and international policy concern. Protected information can be used to analyze and secure critical infrastructure and protected systems, identify vulnerabilities and develop risk assessments, and enhance recovery preparedness measures. Critical infrastructure assurance office ciao gratefully acknowledges permission to extract, condense, paraphrase, and make use of.
Critical information infrastructure protection ciip. Critical infrastructure protection against cyber threats. This article discusses the developing cyber threat to critical. Critical infrastructure protection against cyber threats lior tabansky introduction a functioning modern society depends on a complex tapestry of infrastructures.
Critical infrastructure protection cip is the need to protect a regions vital infrastructures such as food and agriculture or transportation. More generally, politicians are increasingly aware of the threats presented by radical political movements and terrorist attacks. A generic national framework for critical information. This report describes a risk assessment methodology for critical infrastructures ci based on two staff working documents, one from dg echo on risk assessment and mapping guidelines for disaster management 1 and one from dg home on a new approach to the european programme for critical infrastructure protection. Critical information infrastructure protectionis aimed at people who organise the protection of critical infrastructure, such as chief executive officers, business managers, risk managers, it managers, information security managers, business continuity managers and civil servants. This course examines the security of information in computer and communications networks within infrastructure sectors critical to national security. The national infrastructure protection plan nipp provides the unifying structure for the integration of federal critical infrastructures and key resources cikr protection efforts into a single national program. Practices for securing critical information assets page iii acknowledgments december 1999 acknowledgments the u. Protection of critical information infrastructure cii is of paramount concern to governments worldwide. The framework of interdependent networks and systems comprising identifiable industries, institutions including people and procedures, and distribution capabilities that provide a reliable flow of products and services, the smooth functioning of governments at all levels, and. In brief as discussed further below, a number of federal executive documents and federal legislation lay out a basic policy and strategy for protecting the nations critical infrastructure. A framework for critical information infrastructure risk. The present volume aims to provide an overview of the current understanding of the socalled critical infrastructure ci, and particularly the critical information infrastructure cii, which not only forms one of the constituent sectors of the overall ci, but also is unique in providing an element of interconnection.
Second action plan on information security measures for critical information infrastructure hereinafter referred to as the. Critical information infrastructures protection approaches. Specifically, mackin, darken, and lewis describe critical node analysis as a means to determine the criticality of infrastructure components, i. A critical information infrastructure protection approach. Building on previous attempts, it proposes two models of ciip. Working group critical information infrastructure protection summary of roles. International journal of critical infrastructure protection. Analysis, evaluation and expectations, information and security, vol. Commission on critical infrastructure protection pccip, which called for cooperation between the federal 6government and its private sector partners.
Pdf models of critical information infrastructure protection. Critical infrastructure information act of 2002 cisa. The critical infrastructure information act of 2002 cii act seeks to facilitate greater sharing of critical infrastructure information among the owners and operators of the critical infrastructures and government entities with infrastructure protection responsibilities, thereby reducing the nations vulnerability to terrorism. Critical information infrastructure protection ciip is a derivative of this cii definition, and is defined as. National critical information infrastructure protection centre. Models of critical information infrastructure protection. October 2017 gao1862 united states government accountability office.
All activities aimed at ensuring the functionality, continuity and integrity of cii in order to deter, mitigate and neutralise a threat, risk or vulnerability or minimise. This volume can be voted as the book of the year, dealing as it does with allimportant topic of critical information infrastructure protection. Dhs risk assessments inform owner and operator protection efforts and departmental strategic planning. These include the sectors of banking, securities and commodities markets, industrial supply chain, electricalsmart grid, energy production, transportation systems, communications, water supply, and health. Critical information infrastructure protection ciip is a key priority in most of these strategies 15 out of 20 have an objective to protect the national critical infrastructure1. Best practices for critical information infrastructure. This is the critical infrastructure information cii act of 2002 that created the protected critical infrastructure information pcii program. Critical information infrastructure protection cip. An inventory of 25 national and 7 international critical information infrastructure protection policies series editors. Critical infrastructure protection education and training programs the mission of critical infrastructure protection cip requires a robust education and training community. Critical infrastructure information act homeland security. Communities of participants in critical infrastructure protection. Today there are a variety of domestic and international programs that have developed, or are currently developing, curricula that include the examination of.
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