Counter-terrorism strategy
Protecting the critical national infrastructure
A fundamental role for government is to ensure the continuity of society in times of crisis.
This often involves providing extra protection to essential services and systems to make them more resistant to disruption and better able to recover quickly.
Protecting the national infrastructure
In the UK, essential services and systems are known as the national infrastructure (NI).
That infrastructure is made up of nine sectors:
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communications
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emergency services
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energy
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finance
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food
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government
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health
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transportation
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water
Without these services, the UK could suffer serious consequences, including severe economic damage, grave social disruption, or even large scale loss of life.
Critical national infrastructure
The Centre for the Protection of the National Infrastructure (CPNI) advises the government on how best to protect the critical national infrastructure (CNI), which is the key elements of the national infrastructure which are crucial to the continued provision of essential services.
More advice and information
Advice on infrastructure security
Advice on protecting computers
Advice for home users and small businesses about protecting mobile phones and other devices from malicious electronic attack is available at the ITSafe website
