What Can You Do
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What Can You Do?
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Reflecting upon the entire scope of this course, the issues impacting the nation's CI, and
our discussions and teachings on the technical aspects, organizational issues, policy gaps,
and other elements, what is the ONE significant contributing action you can take to assist
America to be prepared for attacks upon our CI?
Critical infrastructure (CI) refers to the vital physical and digital assets and systems of the
United States (Lewis, 2019). CI Protection must be implemented to safeguard the region's vital
infrastructures, such as food, transport, and agriculture. The security of such crucial critical
infrastructure from terrorist attacks, natural catastrophes, and even cyberattacks is the
responsibility of the American government. In my view, improving information exchange and
coordination between the private and public segments is the most important step the United
States can undertake to better prepare for assaults on its Critical Infrastructure. Sharing
information and collaborating is critical for detecting threats, vulnerabilities, and possible attack
repercussions.
The participation of communities and individuals in broader CI resilience activities
requires the implementation of extensive education projects and awareness-raising initiatives at
the start. Different communication tactics must be used dependent on the intended audience.
Establishing a designated emergency line and reiterating messages that inform people of public
transportation of their reporting roles might be a significant action taken at the community level
and dependent on context. Widespread use of technology items by people also indicates that
social networks may be essential in increasing public situational awareness, alerting them of
federal activities, and swiftly disseminating safety and security instructions.
The government has been concerned about the susceptibility of its critical infrastructure
to assault for a long time. The head of state's Commission on CI Protection was founded in 1998
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to investigate the shortcomings of the country's critical infrastructure and provide suggestions for
its protection. The committee determined that the country's critical infrastructure was susceptible
to various dangers, including terrorist strikes.
In the decades after the commission's findings, the national government has
considered measures to strengthen fundamental infrastructure security. The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) was established in 2002 and has been trying to safeguard the nation's
CI through different initiatives and programs (Lewis, 2019). Most of the country's critical
infrastructure is owned and operated by the private industry, with whom the DHS has
collaborated to safeguard the infrastructure by establishing communication centers like the
National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (The National Strategy for The
Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets., 2022).
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References
content/uploads/2019/01/Compendium_of_Good_Practices_Compressed.pdf
Lewis, T. G. (2019). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: defending a
networked nation. John Wiley & Sons.
The National Strategy for The Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets.
