much of the telecommunications landscape is privately owned and operated, the National Strategy outlines the roles and responsibilities of the private sector to homeland security. The National Strategy takes a systems approach to homeland security by showing that all domains and sectors are interdependent… Continue Reading...
and to help secure critical infrastructures from security threats. The plan included a thorough risk management guideline and defined the roles and responsibilities of the DHS with regards to CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection). Included in the guideline were also the roles and responsibilities of the federal government, state governments, local governments, tribal governments, federal agencies, and private actors towards CIP in their jurisdictions. CIP is important for overall security and efficient functioning of the nation. Critical infrastructure includes financial systems, transportation systems, power grids, drinking water systems, and so on. They are important for day-to-day life as we know it and they ought to be fully protected from all sorts… Continue Reading...