The Importance of Communications As a Critical Infrastructure
food supplies to telecommunications and transportation networks—falls under the rubric of this document. The position of the Department of Homeland Security and the White House is that responsibility and accountability are to be distributed across all industry sectors (Bush, 2003). Of course, communications infrastructure is mentioned as one of the critical infrastructures in the United States. Communications are to be “interoperable,” as well as “secure,” both those that pertain to the public and private sectors (Bush, 2003, p. xi). Moreover, Bush (2003) suggests standardizing communications and networking protocols to promote interoperability (p. xii). Communication is defined by interconnectedness. Securing communications infrastructure means protecting the actual physical landscape:… Continue Reading...
