November has been designated as Critical Infrastructure
Protection and Resilience Month, an observance designed to recognize the
importance of protecting the nation’s infrastructure resources and enhancing
national security and resilience.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
critical infrastructure refers to the physical and cyber systems and assets so
vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a
debilitating impact on the nation’s physical or economic security or public
health or safety. Eighteen critical infrastructure sectors have been identified
by the Department:
- Food and
Agriculture
- Banking
and Finance
- Chemical
- Commercial
Facilities
- Communications
- Critical
Manufacturing
- Dams
- Defense
Industrial Base
- Emergency
Services
- Energy
- Government
Facilities
- Healthcare
and Public Health
- Information
Technology
- National
Monuments and Icons
- Nuclear
Reactors, Materials, and Waste
- Postal and
Shipping
- Transportation
Systems
- Water
For additional informational related to Critical
Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Month, please visit:
Background information:
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security: National Infrastructure Protection Plan
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