National Information Assurance and Cyber Security Strategy (NIACSS)
4.9.
2012
Critical National Infrastructure Protection (CNIP) Program
Government of Jordan will cooperate with the private sector to
establish a program responsible for
information
assurance
and
cyber
security related-issues for the Critical
A CNIP program is
National Infrastructure (CNI) including
needed to secure
SCADA systems. The CNI are those
systems of critical
information assets or systems of critical
value to Jordan
value to Jordan.
Examples include
telecommunications,
ISP
providers,
banking and finance, health institutions,
electrical power grid, and water supply.
CNI support economic, political and social life of Jordan such that
any entire or partial loss or compromise of these systems may result
in a serious impact on a national level; or may be of instant concern
to the Government and people.
The government should regulate, co-operate and work closely with
those parties who manage, own, or operate CNI. The government
should engage with those parties in order to regulate and provide
security guidance in both of physical and virtual domains to secure
CNI.
5. IMPLEMENTATION ROAD MAP
Having an NIACSS represents only the first step towards achieving the
expected objectives. Jordan Government is committed to a persistent
implementation mechanism utilizing the
appropriate resources to fulfill this strategy.
A detailed NIACSS
Due to the abstract high-level nature of
Implementation Road
NIACSS, it will be explored further by
Map Document is
NIACSA that will be established. NIACSA
required.
will provide enough details in a
supplementary
document
“NIACSS
Implementation Road Map”. The Road
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