Ethics and privacy in national security and critical infrastructure protection

Australia has developed sophisticated national security policies and physical security agencies to protect against current and future security threats associated with critical infrastructure protection and cyber warfare protection. In this paper, the authors examine some common security risks that face Australia and how government policies and strategies have been developed and changed over time, for example, the proposed Australian Homeland Security department. This paper discusses the different steps that Australia has undertaken in relation to developing national policies to deal with critical infrastructure protection.

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Problem Aspects of Legal Regulation of Public-Private Partnership in the Field of Critical Infrastructure Protection

Information Security of the Person, Society and State ◽

10.51369/2707-7276-2019-2-5 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 40-50

Author(s):

Oleksandr Yermenchuk ◽

Maksym Palchyk

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

International Experience ◽

Public Private Partnership ◽

Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽

Security Systems ◽

Private Partnership ◽

Defense Strategies ◽

Infrastructure Protection

This article provides systematic international experience of legal regulation of critical infrastructure protection in foreign jurisdictions. Some aspects of national critical infrastructure security systems of such as countries Germany, Spain, USA, and Denmark are described. The article determines that at national levels in different countries critical infrastructure protection is mainly regulated by national security strategies, defense strategies and other basic regulatory acts related to the functioning of critical infrastructure and its protection. The article considers aspects of legal regulation of relations in the sphere of public-private partnership and critical infrastructure protection in modern Ukraine. According to the results of the research, it has been established that in Ukraine there are documents of strategic character that regulate the implementation of public-private partnership, which should become a mutually beneficial factor that will facilitate mutual integration processes. Main directions for developing public-private partnership in the field of critical infrastructure protection in Ukraine have been suggested. Key words: public-private partnership, legal regulation, critical infrastructure, critical infrastructure protection, international experience.

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National Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION ◽

10.2478/kbo-2019-0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 8-13

Author(s):

Adriana Alexandru ◽

Victor Vevera ◽

Ella Magdalena Ciupercă

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

National Security ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

The United States ◽

Critical Infrastructures ◽

Technological Advancement ◽

Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽

Normal Functioning ◽

Infrastructure Protection ◽

Crisis Scenarios

Abstract The link between national security and the protection of critical infrastructure is vital to the progress of any society and its proper social functioning. The term critical infrastructure was developed by the United States in the 1990s and it has evolved in time; nowadays, most of the current definitions include the security dimension in their content. Along with its many benefits, the technological advancement has brought with it the diversification of threats that could lead to the malfunctioning of critical infrastructures. The new weapons of the 21st century and the new asymmetric threats constitute real dangers to the good functioning of every critical infrastructure. Once they may be interrupted, the normal functioning of the whole society would be endangered because of the domino effects it causes. In this article we will look at how the link between critical infrastructure and national security is reflected in national regulations and crisis scenarios, highlighting the main strengths and the existing legislative gaps along with discussing their applicability.

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On the notion of “Partnership” in Critical Infrastructure Protection

European Journal of Risk Regulation ◽

10.1017/s1867299x00004554 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 255-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Patricia Wiater

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Critical Reflection ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

National Strategy ◽

Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽

Infrastructure Protection ◽

The Public ◽

Political Approach ◽

Market Intervention ◽

Industry Associations

This article is a critical reflection on the manifoldness of the notion of “partnership” in Critical Infrastructure Protection. It is argued that the partnership arrangement can be a promising political approach to CIP if the details of public-private cooperation – that is: the participants, the duration, the responsibilities and duties, as well as possible financial compensation – are formalized. Illusionary ideas of a “partner-like” relationship between the public and the private, such as those laid down in the German “National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure Protection”, are, however, doomed to fail. State authorities have to actively offer binding regulatory arrangements to private CI firms in order to establish which companies genuinely agree to cooperate – and which do not. Due to the state's constitutional obligation to guarantee national security and protect the life and health of its citizens, introducing legal requirements is the only possible reaction to a company's refusal to cooperate. In order to avoid overly intrusive market intervention, the state's offer to private firms or their industry associations to conclude binding regulatory contracts on CIP matters may serve as a promising compromise between a laissez-faire approach and regulation.

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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Maintenance is National Security

Journal of Strategic Security ◽

10.5038/1944-0472.8.3s.1471 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (3Suppl) ◽

pp. 25-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kris Hemme ◽

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽

Infrastructure Protection

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The critical infrastructure protection. Legislation

AUTOBUSY – Technika Eksploatacja Systemy Transportowe ◽

10.24136/atest.2018.260 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 1242-1248

Author(s):

Józef Sadowski

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Public Safety ◽

Critical Infrastructure ◽

Energy Sector ◽

Transportation Systems ◽

Critical Infrastructure Protection ◽

Infrastructure Protection ◽

Protection Legislation ◽

Program Content ◽

National Infrastructure

The content outline: in accordance with law, the Polish critical infrastructure constitutes 11 sectors, vital for national security and public safety persistence. Two of the sectors (energy sector and transportation systems sector), are elements of the European Critical Infrastructure, and due to Poland’s EU and NATO membership, are subject to particular protection. The paper describes general principles of Polish critical infrastructure safety law acts and critical infrastructure sectors. Later in this paper, 4 alert states (THREATCON), and their impact on the critical infrastructure safety and protection were presented. The purpose and the program content of the National Critical Infrastructure Protection Programme and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan were described.

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