期刊名称:Advances in Environmental Sciences - International Journal of the Bioflux Society
印刷版ISSN:2066-7620
电子版ISSN:2065-7647
出版年度:2013
卷号:5
期号:2
页码:148-157
出版社:Bioflux
摘要:During the last years an increase in the number of events that affected vital infrastructures has been observed. The degree of interconnection between different systems and elements which are considered Critical Infrastructure makes them vulnerable to hazards and threats, which can have a natural, accidental or malicious nature. Due to this degree of interconnection, discontinuities in the operation or structure of any of the individual systems could jeopardize the integrity of the entire infrastructure system of a region or even nation. In these cases,one can speak about a true system of systems. Infrastructures are or become critical due to vulnerability, the direct threats against the system, or the actions and processes which they belong to. This paper is a brief review of the evolution of Critical Infrastructure protection in Romania, regarding the types of vulnerabilities, hazards and threats that can affect its integrity