National Information Infrastructure (NII)


The National Information Infrastructure (NII) alluded to earlier is basically the network of computers upon which the nation-state and its people rely in this information-knowledge age. The NII is the high-technology, critical information infrastructure of a nation-state. The critical infrastructures, according to several nation-states, are generally defined as systems whose incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the nation-state. They include:

  • Telecommunications,

  • Electrical power systems,

  • Gas and oil,

  • Banking and finance,

  • Transportation,

  • Water supply systems,

  • Government services, and

  • Emergency services.




The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide. Establishing and Managing an Information Protection Program
The Information Systems Security Officers Guide: Establishing and Managing an Information Protection Program
ISBN: 0750698969
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 204

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