The Critical National Information Infrastructure

The CNII is defined as those assets (real and virtual), systems and functions that are vital to the nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a devastating impact on:

1. national economic strength;
2. national image;
3. national defense and security;
4. government capabilities to function; and
5. public health and safety.

The CNII sectors are:

1. National Defence and Security
2. Banking and Finance
3. Information and Communications
4. Energy
5. Transportation
6. Water
7. Health Services
8. Government
9. Emergency Services
10. Food and Agriculture