Protecting Critical Information Infrastructure through an understanding of Safety, Availability and Maintainability

From: OpenGovAsia

Priyankar Bhunia

As cyber threats continue to escalate in number and complexity, one of the primary areas of concern is the protection of critical information infrastructure (CII) with complex operational environments. Disruption or damage to CIIs in our increasingly digitised world will have serious impact on the health, safety, security, or economic well-being of citizens, or on the effective functioning of the government or the entire economy.

A recently proposed Cybersecurity Bill in Singapore has a strong focus on protection of CIIs. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has classified 11 critical sectors as CIIs: (1) Aviation, (2) Banking & Finance, (3) Energy, (4) Government, (5) Healthcare, (6) Infocomm, (7) Land Transport, (8) Maritime, (9) Media, (10), Security and Emergency Services, (11) Water.

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