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In the U.S., critical infrastructure protection (CIP) is a concept that relates to the preparedness and response to serious incidents that involve the critical infrastructure of a region or the nation. The American Presidential directive PDD-63 of May 1998 set up a national program of "Critical Infrastructure Protection". [1]
Critical infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as under the scope of government due to its strategic importance, yet there is an observable trend towards its privatization, raising discussions about how the private sector can contribute to these essential services.
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". [2] NCIIPC has broadly identified the following as ‘Critical Sectors’ :- Power & Energy
Within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, IDD develops technologies to improve and increase the United States' strategic preparedness response to natural and man-made threats through situational awareness, emergency response capabilities, and critical infrastructure protection. [1]
infrastructure like water pumping and filtration systems. The effectiveness of critical facilities and their ability to carry out their mission during an emergency is dependent on the reliability of their secondary or backup power systems. Today many of our most important critical facilities feature some of the latest 21st
The National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 is a bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct cybersecurity activities on behalf of the federal government and would codify the role of DHS in preventing and responding to cybersecurity incidents involving the Information ...
An Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is an organization that provides a central resource for gathering information on cyber and related threats to critical infrastructure and providing two-way sharing of information between the private and public sectors.
The increasing apprehension regarding cyber threats is driving various companies to implement critical infrastructure protection solutions and services. Furthermore, government initiatives have been promoting collaboration efforts in the name of cyber security, which is increasing the critical infrastructure protection market growth.