Common use of Critical data Clause in Contracts

Critical data. The digital information that is contained within a critical asset and that, if compromised by a malicious attack, could affect the performance of the critical asset. Critical data includes digital information beyond just the process data. The following are examples of critical data: process control data, such as process variables; set point data; tuning data; firmware; application software and operating system software, and all associated files; security software and all associated files; files that contain data, such as data tables, configuration, numbers, logs, and security information; database tables and associated database files; network or transmission protocol data; test equipment files and information that could be connected to the critical asset; macros, formulas, and calculations whose resultant data are used as design input or to directly control plant equipment.