Assignment 2: Critical Infrastructure Protection Eustace LangleyCIS 502 May-23-2013 Facilitator: Dr. Gideon U. Nwatu Strayer University Critical Infrastructure Protection Introduction The Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national unity of effort to strengthen and maintain secure‚ functioning‚ and resilient critical infrastructure (The White House Office of the Press Secretary‚ February 2013). It is imperative for every nation
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Critical Infrastructures 1 Running head: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES Critical Infrastructures Public Safety Organizational Leadership Running head: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES 2 The jurisdiction that I chose to analyze and critique is Charleston‚ SC which happens to be my home. However‚ that is not the
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The 16 critical infrastructure sectors identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) include; Chemical‚ Commercial facilities‚ Communications‚ Critical manufacturing‚ Dams‚ Defense industrial base‚ Emergency services‚ Energy‚ Financial services‚ Food and agriculture‚ Government facilities‚ Health care and public health‚ Information technology‚ Nuclear reactors‚ nuclear materials‚ and waste‚ Transportation systems‚ and Water and wastewater systems. Technological advancement‚ increasing use
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also makes it easier for cyber-criminals to perform his or her nefarious deeds. Some of the most vulnerable and potentially damaging targets are critical infrastructures such as the energy grid and nuclear-power plants. To help combat this‚ the U.S. Government is launching a program dubbed “Perfect Citizen” to help safeguard those critical infrastructures as well as private companies. In this paper I will discuss the Wall Street Journal article on the Perfect Citizen project posted on the Wall Street
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Privately Owned Critical Infrastructures SEC/470 Privately Owned Critical Infrastructure One privately owned infrastructure critical to the United States are chemical facilities. “The majority of Chemical Sector facilities are privately-owned: requiring DHS to work closely with the private sector and its industry associations to identify and prioritize assets‚ assess risk‚ develop and implement protective programs‚ and measure program
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan and Risk Management Framework D’Juan L. Sanders Professor Rachelle Howard SEC 310 February 1‚ 2013 Protecting the Nations Critical Infrastructure The National Infrastructure Protection Plan’s risk management framework is a process structured to protect the Nation’s CIKR‚ DHS‚ and SSA’s assets‚ systems‚ networks‚ and functions by minimizing potential risks that may compromise integrity of these very important sectors. According to free dictionary.com
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RESEARCH PAPER: INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROWTH IS THE US. Is infrastructure a key factor to the growth and stability of the economy? or is it a non-factor and needs not to be maintained and improved to better serve and help improve the economy. Infrastructure in general is the system of transport and communication in a state‚ region or country. A famous Canadian geographer was once quoted saying‚ “…any region which has a well-developed transportation and communication network also enjoys a high degree
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A Research Report On Infrastructure Sharing New Trends in Telecommunication Infrastructure Sharing Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the INTERNATIONAL MBA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY By Nirak Rawal UBI/MBA/I/OC10/11422 Under the guidance of Mr. Kulkarni S.R- Manager Projects (GTL Infra) B.E – Electronics JARO EDUCATION Mumbai November‚ 2011 DECLARATION I‚ Nirak Rawalherebydeclare that this project report titled New Trendsin Telecommunication
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Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise ‚[1] or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function.[2] It can be generally defined as the set of interconnected structural elements that provide framework supporting an entire structure of development. It is an important term for judging a country or region’s development. The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society‚ such as roads
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These are the three IT infrastructure domains affected by the “Internal Use Only” data classification standard. The infrastructure at Richman Investments will include the basic domains as the User Domain‚ Workstation Domain‚ and the LAN Domain. The User Domain is comprised of individuals that are often not aware of the tricks of attackers. For example‚ networks usually have strong passwords that one must know in order to gain access to the Internet. Nevertheless‚ social engineers can persuade individuals
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