The role of corporate security in the protection of the critical infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

Critical infrastructure can be presented as an element of the state necessary for its functioning and at the same time a condition for performing basic functions and providing state services to its citizens. On the other hand, corporate security can be presented as a set of functions aimed at protecting all the values of the entity in which it (corporate security) is incorporated, from all threats, regardless of their origin, type and intensity, through proactive and/or reactive activities. The work is based on the idea that, in addition to the state and its authorities, corporate security significantly contributes to the protection of critical infrastructure, as a form of security established within all entities that manage systems, networks, facilities or their parts that are designated as critical infrastructure. After the analysis of the critical infrastructure sector in the Republic of Serbia and neighboring countries and the situation related to its protection in our country, as well as a brief review of the importance of corporate security for the state and its national security, the aim of the paper is to present the way in which corporate security, through its functions, ensures and contributes to the overall protection of critical infrastructure.