Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Introduction
When it comes to protecting an infrastructure, careful planning and coordination needs to take place. Protecting an infrastructure takes an important security initiative called Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). The United States critical infrastructure is protected by the Department of Homeland Security.

Examine three areas of the Department of Homeland Security: mission, operations and responsibilities
The first area is the Department of Homeland Security’s mission. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act. In 2003 the DHS started their operations. The DHS primary responsibilities and objectives includes prevention, protection, and response to issues that threaten national security. There are five core missions that define the DHS: Managing and securing our nation’s borders, strengthening security initiatives to help prevent terrorism, administering and enforcing the nation’s immigration laws, ensuring that the nation can rebound fast and or prevent disasters, and ensuring the internet is secure by instituting safeguards that protect the nation against cyber-attacks. (TWH, 2003)
The second area is the DHS’s Operations. The DHS operations are aimed at coordinating with other security and federal agencies to help streamline the security of the nation. In order for the DHS to be able to secure the entry points of our nation, more than twenty other agencies are included under the DHS’s umbrella. The operation plans of the DHS includes objectives and goals that are needed to prevent the transport illegal goods, illegal immigrants, and other contraband from entering into the United States thru the nation’s entry points.
The third area is the DHS’s Responsibilities...

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...the nation’s critical infrastructure. With the creation of the DHS the government has shown that they are investing money and resources into protecting our nation’s infrastructure.

Works Cited

TWH (2013), Presidential policy directive -- critical infrastructure security and resilience,
Retrieved on February 14, 2104 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/presidential-policy-directive-critical-infrastructure-security-and-resil

Bean, H. (2009), Exploring the relationship between homeland security information sharing & local emergency preparedness. Retrieved on February 14, 2104 from http://www.hsaj.org/?fullarticle=5.2.5

BENAC, N. (2011). National security: Ten years after september 11 attacks, u.s. is safe but not safe enough. Retrieved on February 14, 2104 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/03/promises-promises-us-safe_n_947688.html

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