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In the United States
The term “critical infrastructure” has the meaning provided in section 1016(e) of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)), namely, 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 security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
Presidential Policy Directive-21 (PPD-21, 2013)
PPD-21 defined critical infrastructure. The final piece of this subject is protection. Protection is “Those capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and manmade or natural disasters.” (PPD-8, 2011)
Introduction
As defined above Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) of key infrastructures is essential to maintaining our way of life. The CIP programs must be of the highest priority of a government and its citizenry. The US government organizes the nation’s...
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Martin, R.L. (2019). Critical Infrastructure Protection. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_290-1
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