Critical National Infrastructure

Definition

Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) refers to

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[t]hose critical elements of infrastructure (namely assets, facilities, systems, networks or processes and the essential workers that operate and facilitate them), the loss or compromise of which could result in: a. major detrimental impact on the availability, integrity or delivery of essential services — including those services whose integrity, if compromised, could result in significant loss of life or casualties — taking into account significant economic or social impacts; and/or b. significant impact on national security, national defence, or the functioning of the state.

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See also

• Critical infrastructure