The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) is the agency responsible for providing advice to any entity within the United Kingdom, which owns or operates services or goods essential for trade, public health or the Security. These entities are public and private institutions, companies or organizations which are in charge of water and food, energy, financial institutions, telecommunications networks, medicial facilities and emergency services. The CPNI focuses its opinions and assessments to preserve and protect critical national infrastructure (CNI), especially vulnerable to a terrorist attack.
CPNI separates the potential security in three different areas: physical abuse, attacks and electronic attacks. In recent years, the CPNI has issued periodic warnings about increasing levels of cybercrime. Securing digital systems, including wireless access points open, implementing strong firewalls and encryption of all communications are important priorities, similar to the physical security of property and facilities. According to its website, the CPNI "examine all types of electronic attack of information and process control systems that are part of the UK's critical national infrastructure," including malware, botnets, recorders impactor, phishing and denial of dedicated service (DDos) attacks. The agency is working with suppliers to ensure that patches for the vulnerabilities are released effectively and responsibly.
CPNI was created from a merger of the United Kingdom's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC), a part of MI5 and the National Security Advice Centre (NSAC).
CPNI separates the potential security in three different areas: physical abuse, attacks and electronic attacks. In recent years, the CPNI has issued periodic warnings about increasing levels of cybercrime. Securing digital systems, including wireless access points open, implementing strong firewalls and encryption of all communications are important priorities, similar to the physical security of property and facilities. According to its website, the CPNI "examine all types of electronic attack of information and process control systems that are part of the UK's critical national infrastructure," including malware, botnets, recorders impactor, phishing and denial of dedicated service (DDos) attacks. The agency is working with suppliers to ensure that patches for the vulnerabilities are released effectively and responsibly.
CPNI was created from a merger of the United Kingdom's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC), a part of MI5 and the National Security Advice Centre (NSAC).
