Critical information infrastructure protection ciip is a key priority in most of. Emerging trends and policy considerations for congress congressional research service 1 introduction critical infrastructure ci refers to the machinery, facilities, and information that enable vital functions of governance, public health, and the economy. The act provides a framework for the designation of cii. Societies at large critically depend on the proper functioning of their critical infrastructure ci services such as energy supply, telecommunications, financial systems, drinking water, and governmental services. Defining critical information infrastructure ccdcoe.
This document gives guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions and the private sector on defining essential critical infrastructure workers. Analysis, evaluation and expectations would have a serious impact on the wellbeing of citizens, proper functioning of governments and industries or other adverse effects. Working group critical information infrastructure protection summary of roles. 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. The information technology act, 2000 defines critical information infrastructure cii as those computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety.
This article shows how and why the issue of critical information infrastructure protection has come to dominate the security political debate, looks at the entire range of threats that seems to confront modern networked societies, sets them into. In this case, some ms first identify the critical sectors and then for each one of the critical. National infrastructure are those facilities, systems, sites, information, people, networks and processes, necessary for a country to function and upon which daily life depends. Critical information infrastructure is the set of computers, computer systems, telecommunication networks, data and information, the destruction or interference may weaken or impact the safety of the economy, public health, or combination thereof, in a nation. Several member states have launched different initiatives regarding this topic while others are starting now to develop their own. Analysis, evaluation and expectations, information and security, vol. Assessments for critical infrastructure 44 appendix iv national critical infrastructure prioritization program consequencebased criteria and relative thresholds 46 appendix vi gao contact and staff acknowledgments 48 tables table 1. It also includes some functions, sites and organisations which are not critical to the maintenance of essential services, but which need protection due to the potential. A framework for critical information infrastructure risk. Edwards issued a stay at home order, which puts some limits on business operating in louisiana as the governor seeks to reduce the spread of covid19 in the. Pdf this book constitutes the postconference proceedings of the 11th international conference on critical information infrastructures.
Critical infrastructure threat information sharing framework iii quick reference guide for critical infrastructure owners and operators1, 2 report threats and incidents in an emergency, call 911, report suspicious activity and threats to federal facilities at 18774fps411 18774377411 contact your local law enforcement agency. 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. Sometimes called a network of networks, the gii would eventually make all electronically stored or transmitted information. Many governments are proposing and enacting strategies, policies, laws, and regulations covering information technology for critical infrastructure as a result. Several member states have launched different initiatives regarding this topic while others are starting now to develop their own approaches. What are critical information infrastructures an infrastructure is a system that combines various facilities and enables certain activities, for example, a pipeline that conducts water from wells to homes and. An important part of protecting the critical infrastructure is information sharing between ci entities concerning vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Download a pdf of critical information infrastructure protection and the law by the national research council and national academy of engineering for free. Nist roadmap for improving critical infrastructure. Department of homeland security dhs components that distribute threat information to critical infrastructure. Pdf models of critical information infrastructure protection. In some countries even the government is involved by approving official documents for the preparation and execution of cyber attacks. Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. Critical infrastructure information is information which is not customarily in the public domain and related to the security of critical infrastructure or protected systems.
Pdf critical information infrastructures security researchgate. Pdf critical information infrastructure has enabled organisations to store large amounts of information on their systems and deliver it via networks. Critical information infrastructures protection approaches in eu. An information infrastructure is defined by ole hanseth 2002 as a shared, evolving, open, standardized, and heterogeneous installed base and by pironti 2006 as all of the people, processes, procedures, tools, facilities, and technology which supports the creation, use, transport, storage, and destruction of information the notion of information infrastructures.
Cii are computer systems directly involved in the provision of essential services. Understanding information infrastructure 5 which is a part of a larger hierarchical structure the user organization or the vendor organization in case of a commercial product. Critical information infrastructure protection, information security. The most important design work or decisions at least. Background, policy, and implementation congressional research service 2 federal critical infrastructure protection policy. Defending indias critical information infrastructure. Cyber security education and training for critical 167 infrastructure protection william hurst, nathan shone, carl chalmers the importance of publicprivate partnerships in critical 183 infrastructure protection david sutton public and private sector energy infrastructure and cyber 199 information sharing ernest n. Critical information infrastructure means the computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety. The concept of critical infrastructure protection jan metzger i. As the linchpins of this system, critical operators must. National critical information infrastructure protection centre nciipc is an organisation of the government of india created under sec 70a of the information technology act, 2000 amended 2008, through a gazette notification. A tool to help public utility commissions examine a utilitys cybersecurity risk management programs and. Based in new delhi, india, it is designated as the national nodal agency in respect of critical information infrastructure.
Cyberattacks on cii can have a debilitating impact on the economy and society. Critical infrastructure has become dependent on these enabling technologies for increased efficiency and new capabilities. Models of critical information infrastructure protection. In accordance with this proclamation, the governor has designated the following list ofessential critical infrastructure workers to help state, local, tribal, and industry partners as they work to protect communities, while ensuring continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security. Learn about how canada strengthens the resiliency of processes, systems, facilities, technologies, networks, assets and services essential to the health, safety, security, and economic wellbeing of canadians and the effective functioning of government. Critical information infrastructure cii is any physical or virtual information system that controls, processes, transmits, receives or stores electronic information in any form including data, voice or video that is. This document gives guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions and the private sector on defining. Strengthen the protection of critical information infrastructure. Critical information infrastructures mutual aid assistance info. Critical information infrastructure protection ciip is a complex but important topic for nations.
Collected by owners and operators, trade associations, and government organizations, this information identifies energy assets, systems, and networks. Oct 16, 2001 executive order 231 of october 16, 2001 critical infrastructure protection in the information age by the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, and in order to ensure protection of information systems for critical infrastructure, including emergency. National critical information infrastructure protection centre. Integrating cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. Guidelines for the protection of national critical. In the united states, the national infrastructure protection plan nipp1 offers a risk management. Ministry of communications and information technology, department of electronics and information technology, notification. This book constitutes the postconference proceedings of the 11th international conference on critical information infrastructures security, critis 2016, held in paris, france, in october 2016. Telecommunication systems, on the other hand, are global. Best practices for critical information infrastructure. However the approach each country takes on the topic is. Apr 30, 2020 national critical information infrastructure protection centre nciipc is an organisation of the government of india created under sec 70a of the information technology act, 2000 amended 2008, through a gazette notification on 16th jan 2014 based in new delhi, india. 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. What is national critical information infrastructure.
Additional illustrative examples of critical infrastructure businesses consistent with cyber and infrastructure security agency guidance updated. 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 between sectors as well as often also intrasectoral control. 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. The japanese government identifies critical infrastructure sectors. Essential critical infrastructure workers to help state, local, tribal, and industry partners as they work to protect communities, while ensuring continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security. 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. Dhs has additional information on critical infrastructure. Lu y, rth ep f i tional legal approach to critical information infrastructure protection, 47 jurimetrics j. 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.
Models of critical information infrastructure protection article pdf available in international journal of critical infrastructure protection 11. The global information infrastructure gii is the developing communications framework intended to eventually connect all telecommunications and computer networks worldwide. The basic policy of critical information infrastructure protection 3rd. Analysis, evaluation and expectations computers deployed across the internet serve as remote controls for attacks.
A tool to help public utility commissions ask questions to utilities to help them better understand their current cybersecurity risk management programs and practices. Analysis, evaluation and expectations, information. The cybersecurity bill was passed on 5 feb 2018 and received the presidents assent on 2 mar 2018 to become the cybersecurity act. The term information infrastructure ii has been increasingly used to refer to integrated solutions based on the now ongoing fusion of information and communication technologies. Critical infrastructure threat information sharing. There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof. Critical infrastructure protection against cyber threats. The basic policy of critical information infrastructure. Understanding critical information infrastructures. Overview of critical information infrastructure protection.
Pdf this paper advocates the need to conceptualize or model critical information infrastructure protection ciip in order to explain regulatory. Strengthen the protection of critical information infrastructure cii against cyberattacks. Internet, the establishment of information infrastructures has been heavily promoted by political actors. Introduction the us department of homeland security dhs was established on 1 january 2003, following the largest administrative restructuring undertaken in the united states since world war ii. 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 infrastructure 1. Critical information infrastructure protection and the law. Threats to national critical information infrastructure. Critical information infrastructures protection approaches.
Overview of critical information infrastructure protection springerlink. To ensure continuity of operations of essential functions, cdc advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to covid19, provided they remain asymptomatic and additional precautions are implemented to protect them and the community. Infrastructure protection download book pdf critical infrastructure protection pp 114 cite as. The community involved in managing risks to critical infrastructure is wideranging, composed of partnerships among owners and operators. National critical information infrastructure protection centre nciipc is an organisation of the government of india created under sec 70a of the information technology act, 2000 amended 2008, through a gazette notification on 16 january 2014. Executive order 231 of october 16, 2001 critical infrastructure protection in the information age by the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, and in order to ensure protection of information systems for critical infrastructure, including emergency. The framework is modeled after the swiss reporting and analysis center for information assurance melani. Identification of critical information infrastructure is the first step in the process to secure and protect the availability of critical assets. An elusive quest by myriam dunn introduction today, it is becoming increasingly important to enhance the security of communication networks and information systems, some of which are more essential than others and are therefore called critical information infrastructures cii. Information technology national critical information infrastructure protection centre and manner of performing functions and duties rules, 20. The article provides a brief description of critical information infra structure and. A generic national framework for critical information.
Implementing safety practices for critical infrastructure. Critical national infrastructure cpni public website. The federal law sets out the basic foundations and principles for ensuring security of russias critical information infrastructure, including the foundations for the functioning of the state system for detecting, preventing and liquidating the consequences of cyberattacks against russian federation information resources. Critical infrastructure includes the assets, systems, facilities, networks, and other elements that society relies upon to maintain national security, economic vitality, and public health and safety. The author, manuel suter, is from the crisis and risk network crn, center for security studies css, eth zurich. Protection of critical information infrastructure cii is of paramount concern to governments worldwide. The cybercrimes and cybersecurity bill defines critical information infrastructure very broadly.