CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION: ANALYSIS, EVALUATION AND EXPECTATIONS

The article provides a brief description of critical information infra- structure and analyzes the extent to which organizations depend on the proper functioning of banking and financial services, electricity, fuel and water supply networks, as well as information and telecommunication networks. The conse- quences of attacks on specific elements of these infrastructures are examined, as well as the initiatives and problems that arise with their protection on national and international level. Special attention is paid to the state of critical infrastructure protection in Bulgaria, with analysis of the reasons for its poor level and recom- mendations for improvement.