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Project 2: U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Scenario

The document discusses critical infrastructure protection in the United States. It outlines that critical infrastructures like electricity and transportation are necessary to produce and distribute essential goods and services. Presidential Directive 63 established groups to develop plans to protect government infrastructure and encourage cooperation between government and private sectors to protect all critical infrastructure by 2003, though the focus became cyber protection against hackers. The submission asks for a summary report analyzing the US's critical infrastructures, readiness to protect them, and compares it to another country. It should include a two paragraph summary of what was learned and any issues encountered.

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Project 2: U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Scenario

The document discusses critical infrastructure protection in the United States. It outlines that critical infrastructures like electricity and transportation are necessary to produce and distribute essential goods and services. Presidential Directive 63 established groups to develop plans to protect government infrastructure and encourage cooperation between government and private sectors to protect all critical infrastructure by 2003, though the focus became cyber protection against hackers. The submission asks for a summary report analyzing the US's critical infrastructures, readiness to protect them, and compares it to another country. It should include a two paragraph summary of what was learned and any issues encountered.

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Project 2: U.S.

Critical Infrastructure Protection

Scenario:
The nation's health, wealth, and security rely on producing and distributing certain goods and services.
The array of physical assets, functions, and systems across which these goods and services move are
called critical infrastructures (e.g., electricity, the power plants that generate it, and the electric grid
upon which it is distributed). The national security community has been concerned about the
vulnerability of critical infrastructure to both physical and cyberattacks. In May 1998, President Clinton
released Presidential Decision Directive No. 63. The Directive set up groups within the federal
government to develop and implement plans that would protect government-operated infrastructures
and called for a dialogue between government and the private sector to establish a National
Infrastructure Assurance Plan to protect all of the nation's critical infrastructures by the year 2003.
While the Directive called for physical and cyber protection from man-made and natural events,
implementation focused on cyber protection against man-made cyber events (i.e., computer hackers).

Submission for this Project:


The Submission for this lab will be an M.S. Word document as a summary report

A. This document shall be named: LastnameFirstname-Project02


B. This document shall follow the Professional paper APA 7 format. A page I use (almost exclusively
when I use APA formatting) is Purdue Online Writing Lab APA 7 . I also have an immense sense
of humor if you want to use a different format to reference and cite.
C. Length: 3 to 5 pages, Not including cover sheet and references.
D. Include a two-paragraph summary at the end of the project detailing what was completed and
learned and any problems you encountered. Thoughts, suggestions, keep, trash, etc.

Tasks:
1. The White House considers some infrastructures to be critical cyberinfrastructure. What are those
critical infrastructures for the United States, and why are they considered to be critical? What does
the federal government and industry say about the U.S. readiness to protect those infrastructures?
Analyze the Whitehouse actions and recommendations to fortify the U.S. critical infrastructure.
Compare U.S. cybersecurity readiness to that of another country.
a Remember…do your research and analyze the facts. Come up with your opinions based on
thorough analysis. Cite your sources.
b You are more than welcome to apply this report to your current employer's network or a
situation that is applicable to your situation.

2. Include a two-paragraph summary at the end of the Worksheet explaining what was completed and
learned and any problems you encountered.

3. Submit this lab worksheet to Canvas for scoring.

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