{"id":98502,"date":"2024-05-27T11:12:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/glossary\/kritis\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:16:29","slug":"kritis","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/en\/glossary\/kritis\/","title":{"rendered":"KRITIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98502\" class=\"elementor elementor-98502 elementor-48704\" data-elementor-post-type=\"glossary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b96ed2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b96ed2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a14deb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a14deb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa9b6be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fa9b6be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d47d6dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d47d6dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bab2567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bab2567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the term KRITIS mean?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2e1c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2e1c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KRITIS stands for &#8220;Critical Infrastructures&#8221; and refers to facilities, installations, or parts thereof that are of high importance for the functioning of society. Their failure or impairment would lead to sustained supply shortages, significant disruptions to public safety, or other serious consequences. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73329692 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73329692\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409e175a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409e175a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sectors classified as KRITIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d49286c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d49286c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Energy<\/strong>:<br>For example, the supply of gas, electricity, fuels, or district heating<br><br><strong>Water<\/strong>:<br>This includes drinking water supply and wastewater disposal<br><br><strong>Food<\/strong>:<br>Such as the production and processing of and trade in food products<br><br><strong>Information Technology and Telecommunications<\/strong>:<br>For example, the processing, storage, and transmission of data<br><br><strong>Transport and Traffic<\/strong>:<br>This includes passenger transport as well as freight transport, logistics, air, road, and rail traffic, and shipping<br><br><strong>Health<\/strong>:<br>This covers inpatient medical care, the supply of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and laboratory diagnostics<br><br><strong>Finance and Insurance<\/strong>:<br>From cash supply to payment transactions and insurance services<br><br><strong>Government and Administration<\/strong>:<br>This includes government, judiciary, emergency services, and disaster protection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1926b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a1926b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KRITIS in the field of information technology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a892dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a892dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the field of information technology, KRITIS plays a special role, as IT infrastructures serve as the backbone of many critical systems. 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