“ National Infrastructure Protection Plan ”, located at http :// www . dhs . gov / xlibrary / assets / NIPP _ Plan . pdf
DHS Critical Infrastructure Security Webpage , located at https :// www . dhs . gov / topic / critical-infrastructure-security
“ NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity ,” located at http :// www . nist . gov / cyberframework / upload / cybersecurityframework-021214-final . pdf
“ NIST Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity ,” located at http :// www . nist . gov / cyberframework / upload / roadmap- 021214 . pdf
Write a three to five ( 3-5 ) page paper in which you :
Interpret the Department of Homeland Security ’ s mission , operations and responsibilities .
Detail the Critical Infrastructure Protection ( CIP ) initiatives , what they protect , and the methods we use to protect our assets .
Analyze the way in which CIP has or has not advanced between the releases of the DHS ’ NIPP and the NIST ’ s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity . Justify your response .
Describe the vulnerabilities that should concern IS professionals who protect the U . S .’ s critical infrastructure .
“ National Infrastructure Protection Plan ”, located at http :// www . dhs . gov / xlibrary / assets / NIPP _ Plan . pdf
DHS Critical Infrastructure Security Webpage , located at https :// www . dhs . gov / topic / critical-infrastructure-security
“ NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity ,” located at http :// www . nist . gov / cyberframework / upload / cybersecurityframework-021214-final . pdf
“ NIST Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity ,” located at http :// www . nist . gov / cyberframework / upload / roadmap- 021214 . pdf
Write a three to five ( 3-5 ) page paper in which you :
Interpret the Department of Homeland Security ’ s mission , operations and responsibilities .
Detail the Critical Infrastructure Protection ( CIP ) initiatives , what they protect , and the methods we use to protect our assets .
Analyze the way in which CIP has or has not advanced between the releases of the DHS ’ NIPP and the NIST ’ s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity . Justify your response .
Describe the vulnerabilities that should concern IS professionals who protect the U . S .’ s critical infrastructure .