Critical infrastructure provides services that are essential for everyday life such as energy, food, water, transport, communications, health and banking and finance.
Secure and resilient infrastructure supports productivity, and helps to drive the business activity that underpins economic growth.
A disruption to critical infrastructure could have serious implications for business, governments and the community, impacting supply security and service continuity.
The
Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre plays a vital role in enhancing the security and resilience of these assets, to ensure that they can continue to deliver these essential services, such as:
- Communications
- Financial services and markets
- Data storage or processing
- Defence industry
- Higher education and research
- Energy
- Food and grocery
- Health care and medical
- Space technology
- Transport, including aviation and maritime assets
- Water and sewerage.
Owners and Operators of critical infrastructure will find information and support, including details of the Trusted Information Sharing Network by visiting the
Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre website.