Protection of the critical information infrastructure ciip, therefore, is of prime concern. The gfcemeridian initiative aims to support government policy makers with responsibility for critical information infrastructure protection ciip to understand the implications and consequences of cybersecurity issues and to maintain an awareness of current developments. The national information infrastructure protection act pub. Criminal law and critical information infrastructure protection. Also, it highlights the importance of weaving science, technology and policy in crafting sophisticated, yet practical, solutions that will help secure information, computer and. This update is informed by signiicant evolution in the critical infrastructure risk, policy, and operating environments, as well as experience gained and lessons learned since the nipp was last issued in 2009. Walter professor of computer science and a principal with the center for information security at the university of tulsa, tulsa, oklahoma, usa. By working together in a global initiative, the initiators leverage their ciip expertise for the benefit of a broader. The national critical infrastructure protection programme. The international critical information infrastructure protection ciip. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The patriot act of 2001 defines critical infrastructure as those systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the united states that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic.
The basic policy of critical information infrastructure protection 3rd. 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. Data and research on ecommerce including measuring the information economy, internet economy outlook, open internet, openness, key ict indicators, digital economy policy papers. What is critical information infrastructure protection. Critical infrastructure protection in the usa has been in place since 1996. Delivery of the critical infrastructure resilience strategy is dependent on a productive businessgovernment. These include the sectors of banking, securities and commodities markets, industrial supply chain, electricalsmart grid, energy production, transportation systems, communications, water supply, and health. But while the establishment of nciipc as such is a positive step forward, several shortcomings mark, however, its implementation. Defending indias critical information infrastructure the. You still get to take your interest in governmentpolitical science and combine it with finance. 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. Download a pdf of critical information infrastructure protection and the law by the national research council and national academy of engineering for free.
Infrastructure protection, and office of the private sector. Information security agency enisa in order to boost trust and network security. In support of the national infrastructure protection plan. 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. Telecommunications infrastructure as critical national. Critical information infrastructure protection ciip has long been an area of concern, from its beginnings with the creation of the internet to recent highprofile distributed denialofservice attacks against critical systems.
Critical national infrastructure cpni public website. Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by sandia corporation, a lockheed martin company, for the united states department of energys. National research council and national academy of engineering. Critical information infrastructure protection in the. Infrastructure protection protecting europe from large scale. Risk assessment methodologies for critical infrastructure. 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. Mar 31, 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. 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. International critical information infrastructure protection ciip handbook.
Critical information infrastructure protection ciip global forum on. This paper investigates the effect of the exponential broadband growth on the critical information infrastructure protection ciip in africa and proposes a framework that can be used to measure. July has been a busy month for cyber security in india. A natural focal point for the first phase of the oral history project was the presidents commission on critical infrastructure protection pccip, created in the summer of 1996 by president bill clinton, part. At the time of designation, thendhs secretary jeh johnson observed, given the vital role elections play in this country, it is clear that certain systems and assets of election infrastructure meet the definition of critical.
The american presidential directive pdd63 of may 1998 set up a national program of critical infrastructure protection. Critical infrastructure protection, vulnerability and public confidence september 2005 university consortium for infrastructure protection managed by the critical infrastructure protection program. The national infrastructure protection programme nipp 6 is the implementation framework of the us cip. Why is a critical infrastructure information protection policy needed. Pspccs mission is to oversee the adoption of preparedness standards by the private sector and to promote business preparedness. Merging technology infrastructure, data centers, and. To overcome these current shortcomings the following recommendations for government action are provided. Pdf critical information infrastructure protection in. The history of the critical infrastructures information technology essay. Critical information infrastructure protection and the law.
Critical infrastructure protection describes original research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. Natural disasters like for example hurricane katrina 2005, the earthquake followed by the tsunami that affected fukushima nuclear reactor in japan march 2011 and more recently the hurricane sandy 2012 show us that some essential services can become unavailable causing chaos and difficulties for citizens and the. These concepts represent the pillars of our national infrastructure protection plan nipp and its 18 sup porting sectorspeciic plans ssps. The history of the critical infrastructures information. An inventory of protection policies in eight countries. It provides the guidelines for the implementation of the cip programme. State and territory governments are also key participants in the tisn.
Risk assessment methodologies for critical infrastructure protection. Banking and finance sector september 2005 university consortium for infrastructure protection managed by the critical infrastructure protection program school of law george mason university. Due to the aforementioned, this book aims to open discussion between experts in dif. The department of homeland security has designated elections systems as part of our nations critical infrastructure. 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 infrastructure portfolio selection model open pdf 2 mb this thesis proposes and demonstrates a methodology that enables the user to generate optimal portfolios of projects, based largely on the data envelopment analysis dea approach developed by israeli professors and industrial engineers, harel eilat, boaz golany, and avraham shtub. Best practices for critical information infrastructure protection ciip. Critical information infrastructures protection approaches in eu. Conference paper pdf available january 2003 with 502 reads how we measure reads. Critical infrastructure security and resilience, which explicitly calls for an update to the national infrastructure protection plan nipp. Numerous officials within the public and private sectors of the united states have been actively promoting and applying critical infrastructure. National infrastructure are those facilities, systems, sites, information, people, networks and processes, necessary for a country to function and upon which daily life depends.
Risks include higher operating expense, lack of tort protection, and of course the. The paper then turns to a technical discussion of the threats faced by critical infrastructure. Specifically, they determined that cyber risk was significant for 11 and energy production and. Critical infrastructure protection in the national capital. Infrastructure protection and emergency preparedness ocipep to combine. 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. In support of the national infrastructure protection plan issue 39. Pdf critical information infrastructure protection in the. 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. National critical information infrastructure protection centre. Given that it infrastructure is fundamental to the efficient running of any institution, represents a major area of expenditure and is usually one of the first areas to be considered in relation to shared services, remarkably little has been published on the experiences of transforming it infrastructure in merged institutions. Eric goetz is the associate director for research at the institute for information infrastructure protection, dartmouth college, hanover, new hampshire, usa.
The australian governments critical infrastructure resilience strategy aims to complement these programs and support their objectives wherever possible. Critical information infrastructure protection initiative. Guide to critical infrastructure protection cyber vulnerability assessment. Page 2 gao023 critical infrastructure protection chapter 4 progress in information sharing and outreach has been mixed 71 information sharing and coordination are essential to combat cyber attacks, but present challenges 72 information sharing success with private sector has varied 73 information sharing and coordination with other government. Development of policies for the protection of critical information. Bureau of investigation to create a national infrastructure protection center nipc, which would serve as a central location to deposit and analyze information to properly assess threats, provide timely warnings, and respond to attacks on critical infrastructure.
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. Cip consists of the proactive activities to protect the indispensable people, physical assets, and communicationcyber systems from any degradation or destruction caused by all hazards. Analysis, evaluation and expectations, information and security, vol. This course examines the security of information in computer and communications networks within infrastructure sectors critical to national security. Critical information infrastructure protection eurlex european. All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for information management, communications, and control functions. Critical information infrastructure protection cip.
Chamber of commerce for a farewell reception honoring u. This coordinating council is the public sectorled element of the overall partnership strategy suggested in volume 1. Mar 27, 2012 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. As partners in promoting national critical infrastructure protection and resilience, it is important that the value. Based in new delhi, india, it is designated as the national nodal agency in respect of critical information infrastructure protection. Critical infrastructure identification, prioritization, and protection, released on december 17, 2003, outlined the requirements for protecting the nations critical in frastructure. A generic national framework for critical information. Dependency on local environmental effects that affects simultaneously several infras. Critical information infrastructures protection ciip oecd.
Prepared by sandia national laboratories albuquerque, new mexico 87185 and livermore, california 94550. To implement the tasks from the scope of ci protection, the ci system coordinator may exercise the powers. National critical information infrastructure protection. Pdf critical information infrastructure protection. The plans are carried out in practice by an integrated network of. Critical infrastructure protection in the national capital region. Critical information infrastructure protection in the netherlands. On critical infrastructure protection and international.
But while the establishment of nciipc as such is a positive step forward, several shortcomings mark, however, its. 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 cybersecurity division cyb. However the approach each country takes on the topic is. Committee on government reform, house of representatives. Critical infrastructure protection in the national capital region riskbased foundations for resilience and sustainability final report, volume 8. The following infrastructures need to be functioning at least at a minimal level for the public and private sectors to be. Information security and critical infrastructure protection practices and policies are underdeveloped, poorly disseminated, and erratically followed. 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. Dependency on information transmitted through the information infrastructure. Protection of critical information infrastructure cii is of paramount concern to governments worldwide. Critical information infrastructures protection approaches.
Jul 31, 20 july has been a busy month for cyber security in india. Fund demonstration programs on several of the infrastructure domains such as air traffic. You may be wondering whether you have anything that can be declared as a critical information infrastructure cii. Presidential commission on critical infrastructure protection. Critical infrastructure protection in the national capital region riskbased foundations for resilience and sustainability final report, volume 15. Center for security studies and conflict research eth, zurich.
With the establishment of the national critical information infrastructure protection centre nciipc in 2014, india has taken an important measure towards strengthening its cybersecurity. The national plan for research and development in support. By distinguishing between the different types of attacks theft of information, destructive penetration, denial of service, etc. To implement the tasks from the scope of ci protection, the ci system coordinator may exercise the powers conferred on him on the basis of separate provisions. Beginning with the release of the countrys first national cyber security policy on july 2 and followed just this past week by a set of guidelines for the protection of national critical information infrastructure cii developed under the direction of the national technical research organization ntro, india has made respectable. Defending indias critical information infrastructure. Sector specific agencies need to better measure cybersecurity progress.
The act was enacted in 1996 as an amendment to the computer fraud and abuse act. The emergency management and responseinformation sharing and analysis center 2007 some definitions 6 4. Analysis, evaluation and expectations would have a serious impact on the wellbeing of citizens, proper functioning of governments and industries or other adverse effects. Guidelines for the protection of national critical. A generic national framework for critical information infrastructure. After the establishment of the nisc, in 2005, the first action plan on information security. In preparing this testimony, we relied on prior gao reports and testimonies on critical infrastructure protection, information security, and national preparedness, among others.
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