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5 Cyber Threats to Maritime Critical
Infrastructure

Andrej Androjna, Elen Twrdy

1 Introduction

1.1 Definition of Maritime Critical Infrastructure in the Republic of Slovenia

The critical infrastructure of national importance in the Republic of Slovenia encompasses
those capacities that are crucial to the country. The suspension of its operation or its destruc-
tion would have a significant impact on national security, the economy, and other key social
functions, as well as on the health, safety, protection and wellbeing of the people.

The identification and designation of critical infrastructure, the principles and planning of
its protection, the tasks of bodies and organizations in the field of critical infrastructure, and
the communication, reporting, decision-making support, data protection and control in the
field of critical infrastructure are governed by the Critical Infrastructure Act (2017). The law
defines the following sectors as critical infrastructure: energy, transport, food, drinking water,
healthcare, finances, environmental protection, information and communication networks and
systems.

Maritime critical infrastructure is defined as a capacity whose serious malfunction or activity
interruption could impede port operations in the Port of Koper for at least a week. The Port
of Koper d.d. represents a great generator of development in Slovenia, so its smooth and safe
operation is crucial. Any serious malfunction of the operations in the Port of Koper d.d. would
affect the interruption of goods flows away from and into Slovenia. Therefore, great care
should be taken to ensure the safety of this critical infrastructure.

1.2 European Critical Infrastructure

The European Critical Infrastructure (ECI) of the Republic of Slovenia is the infrastructure
located within the territory of our country, and is determined in accordance with the regu-

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