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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.
Suggest three (3) methods to improve the protection of the
U.S.’s critical infrastructure, and justify each suggested method.
Evaluate the effectiveness of IS professionals in regard to
protecting the U.S.’s critical infrastructure, and indicate the
strategic ways that you believe IS professionals could better
serve as protectors.