Guidance

Critical 5 Joint Statement on Security and Resilience

Published 21 December 2024

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Building on the shared commitment to critical infrastructure security and resilience outlined in the recently released Adapting to Evolving Threats: A Summary of Critical 5 Approaches to Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, the Critical 5 reaffirms its vision of fostering collaboration across the private and government critical infrastructure communities in our five nations. Owners and operators will be better positioned to enhance their resilience by exchanging knowledge, experience, and expertise across a range of resilience measures, including:

  • Identifying interdependencies and priorities within critical infrastructure systems and assets;
  • Assessing current and emerging risks to understand the full spectrum of threats and hazards;
  • Developing actionable incident response and recovery plans to rapidly restore operations;
  • Evaluating and adapting those plans based on lessons learned from exercises and real-world events;
  • Working proactively with each other, civil society, and all levels of government to ensure that critical infrastructure security and resilience is a whole-of-community effort.

As the Critical 5, we can work to strengthen our critical infrastructure, making it more secure, resilient and adaptable as the threat landscape continues to change and grow. In this statement, we affirm our commitment to the Critical 5 partnership to bolster security and resilience within our critical infrastructure.

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