Prior to developing your initial discussion forum post review Goal 3 of the DHS Strategic Plan: FY2020-2024. Then
read Chapter 8 of your primary text, the Rinaldi, Peerenboom, and Kelly (2001) article “Identifying, Understanding,
and Analyzing Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies” Download “Identifying, Understanding, and Analyzing
Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies”, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (2017). Bullock,
Haddow, and Coppola write, “Perhaps, the most appropriate characterization of the twenty-first century is that of
an age when all people and, to a growing degree, all things are interconnected” (2016). It is the cyber world that
really ties all of the infrastructures together, whether it is our electrical systems, financial systems, transportation
systems, or health systems, they are all connected through the information infrastructure. If not the foundation of
American and much of the modern world societies, it is clearly a cornerstone. Hence, the protection of the cyber
world is a key importance to America and is why security of the Infrastructure and the Cyber world is a major goal
of the Department of Homeland Security.
Based on your knowledge, experiences, and the readings, select one of the 16 critical infrastructures and show
how it makes use of the cyber world to support American society effectively. Has the infrastructure been the focus of an attack? Are there examples of an attack? Is the infrastructure vulnerable to a cyberattack? What are some of
the effects of interruption of this critical infrastructure.
****Links***
https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors
Course text:
Bullock, J. A., Haddow, G. D., & Coppola, D. P. (2016). Introduction to homeland security: Principles of all-hazards risk management (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://redshelf.com
DHS Strategic Plan:
FY2020-2024 Link***
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24.pdf
