- Post a journal assignment in which you identify at least 10 federal, state, or local public and government agencies/resources to partner with in the threat assessment process. Examples include law enforcement, public utilities, medical personnel, and emergency management.
- For each resource, explain, in one or two sentences, how the resource supports the threat assessment process. In each explanation, be sure to identify the key step of support (asset identification, threat identification, vulnerability identification, countermeasures, assessing risk, and mitigation).
The following resources will help you complete your journal assignment:
- You can search the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) PDF using the keywords “partner” and “sector partner.”
- Sector-specific plans will list resources focused on intelligence, threat identification, vulnerabilities, and other sector partners. (Energy may cross over to food and agriculture.)
- You might also consider private resources such as the American Red Cross.
- You can also conduct a local search for resources.
Overview: This assignment is about identifying organizational resources and partnerships to support collaboration during the threat assessment process. The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified collaboration between the private sector and their government counterparts as “the primary mechanism
for advancing collective action toward national critical infrastructure security and resilience” (Department of Homeland Security, 2013, p. 10). This collaboration
is so vital that DHS established information sharing as one of seven core tenets:
Through their operations and perspectives, stakeholders across the critical infrastructure community possess and produce diverse information useful to
the enhancement of critical infrastructure security and resilience. Sharing and jointly planning based on this information is imperative to
comprehensively address critical infrastructure security. (Department of Homeland Security, 2013, p. 13)
- Prompt: Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Write a document in which you identify at least 10 federal, state, or local public and government agencies/resources to partner with in the threat
assessment process. Examples include law enforcement, public utilities, medical personnel, and emergency management.
- For each resource, explain how the resource supports the threat assessment process. In each explanation, provide details about the agency and
identify the key step of support (asset identification, threat identification, vulnerability identification, countermeasures, assessing risk, and mitigation).
- The following resources will help you to complete your journal assignment:
You can search the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) using the keywords “partner” and “sector partner.”
Sector-specific plans will list resources focused on intelligence, threat identification, vulnerabilities, and other sector partners. (Energy may cross over
to food and agriculture.)
You might also consider private resources such as the American Red Cross.
You can also conduct a local search for resources.
- Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a minimum 1-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one inch margins. Include references for each partnership organization, cited in APA format.
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