About the session
According to Directive 2008/114/EC a “critical infrastructure means an asset, system or part thereof located in Member States which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State as a result of the failure to maintain those functions” while a European Critical Infrastructure is one located within a Member State, the disruption or destruction of which would have a significant impact on at least two Member States. Many means of transport and facilities operate across the borders of Member States posing additional challenges to transport security. The paper will present results of a benchmarking exercise aimed at assessing security awareness, preparedness and maturity levels among transport operators belonging to the five sub-sectors listed in Council Directive 2008/114/EC on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection. The benchmarking exercise was conducted through an online survey distributed to 500 EU28 transport operators and on qualitative interviews. Its results will present a cross-sector overview of the current status of security levels among European transport operators, allowing to highlight gaps, similarities and security needs of each sub-sector and to attempt an answer to the following questions: How does the concept of security vary among transport operators? And does their belonging to a specific transport sub-sector matter? The conference will deliver discussion and thought provoking presentations on many of the serious critical infrastructure protection, management and security issues and challenges facing the industry.
