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Critical infrastructure

​​​​​​​​​​​Critical infrastructure provides services that are essential for everyday life such as energy, food, water, transport, communications, health and banking and finance.

Secure a​​nd resilient infrastructure supports productivity, and helps to drive the business activity that underpins economic growth.

A disruption to critical infrastructure could have serious impli​cations 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.​