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Critical infrastructure refers to assets and systems that are essential to society's functioning. This includes sectors like water, energy, food, health, transport, communications, finance, government, and emergency services. Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to natural disasters, technological failures, terrorism, and other hazards. Protecting critical infrastructure involves assessing risks, prioritizing vulnerabilities, implementing protection programs, and continuously improving resilience through measures like redundant systems and emergency planning. The level of protection and regulation can vary along a continuum from market forces to government ownership.
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Critical infrastructure
- 2. “Those facilities, systems, sites and networks necessary for the functioning of society and the delivery of essential services upon which daily life depends.” What is critical infrastructure?
- 3. "Those infrastructure assets (physical or electronic) that are vital to the continued delivery and integrity of the essential services upon which society relies, the loss or compromise of which would lead to severe economic or social consequences or to loss of life." What is critical infrastructure?
- 4. The sectors of critical infrastructure • water • energy • food • health • transport • communications • finance • government • emergency services
- 5. Elements of critical infrastructure Water: dams, treatment plants, pipelines, sewers Energy: power stations, transmission lines Food: distribution networks, warehouses and sales points Health: hospitals, emergency systems, pharmaceuticals Transport: road, rail, air, water airports, sea ports, roads, railways, bridges Communications: telephone, radio, cyber Finance: banks, money supply, financial services Government: national, regional, local Emergency services: fire, police, ambulance, specialist.
- 6. • national - of importance to the functioning of national life and affairs • local - of importance to the functioning of local life and affairs. The divisions of critical infrastructure
- 7. • natural events (floods, storms, etc.) • technological failures and human error • terrorism and sabotage. Hazards to critical infrastructure
- 8. Water treatment works Railway station Fire station Electricity sub-station Broadband antenna Hospital Supermarket Power station Waste water treatment works FLOOD SITUATION
- 9. Generation output restricted Generator out of service Generator out of service Generator out of service Generation output increased Additional generator on stand-by Example of regional flood impact on electricity grid
- 10. Previously affected Near misses At risk (1 in 100) Low risk Risk exposure level Low Medium High Threat Historic Predicted Low
- 11. Criticality scale Impact on life Economic impact Impact on essential services Impactcategories 5 4 3 2 1 Critical threshold Critical national infrastructure Other national infrastructure
- 12. Virtually certain HIGH Probable SIGNI- FICANT Possible Improbable INTER- MEDIATE Highly unlikely LOW Trivial Low Moderate Extensive Catastrophic Failureprobability Effects and degree of damage Infrastructure criticality matrix
- 14. Different definitions of exposure: • under threat for a given period of time • at risk to a given extent of possible loss.
- 15. A person who spends five minutes twice a day crossing a bridge that is at risk of collapse is exposed to that risk for 10/(60x24x7)= 0.00098 of a week
- 16. Command & control Delegation to agency Delegation to agency & negotiation Enforced self- regulation Voluntary self- regulation More interventionist Less interventionist The regulatory continuum Government ownership Market forces
- 17. The ALARP concept Negligible risk Unacceptable risk Broadly acceptable region (no need for detailed work to demonstrate ALARP) Unacceptable region ALARP or tolerability region: risk assumed only if benefit warrants it
- 18. Cost of risk reduction Risk Inefficient measures Disproportionate measures Insufficient measures Optimal measures Critical infrastructure
- 19. Safeguarding critical infrastructures • redundant systems • adequate levels of operating supplies • fault-tolerant design • "fail-safe" design • adequate and reserve manpower • scenarios for failures and disasters • contingency and emergency plans - kept current • involvement of top management
- 20. • measuring weaknesses • creating resilience and redundancy • restoring essential services. Critical infrastructure protection: a programme, a plan or an activity
- 21. SMART criteria: S - specific M - measurable A - attractive, acceptable R - realistic, realisable T - timing.
- 22. The risk management process Establish the context Identify hazards and threats Analyse risks Evaluate risks Manage risks Accept risks Communicateandconsult Monitorandreview Yes No 1 2 3
- 23. Fully opera- tional Opera- tional Life safe Near collapse Frequent Occa- sional Rare Very rare Performance level Design standards versus performance levels Designlevel Unacceptable performance for new construction
- 24. • measure interdependency • adopt design standards • create resilience. Protection strategies
- 25. Policy adoption Risk assessment • hazard • vulnerability • exposure Policy assessment • costs • benefits • consequences Disaster Expected losses Risk Policy Assessment
- 26. Cyber Human Physical Set goals and objectives Identify assets, systems and networks Assess risks: vulnerabilities, threats, consequences Prioritise Implement programmes Measure effectiveness Continuous improvement to enhance protection of critical infrastructure and key resources Feedback loop