ABSTRACT
CONTENTS Introduction ...................................................................................................................558 Background History of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan ............................... 560 National Infrastructure Protection Plan Sector Partnership Model ................................. 562
History of the Partnership Model .......................................................................... 562 Sector-Level Partnerships ...................................................................................... 563 Cross-Sector Coordination .................................................................................... 564 Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council ............................................. 564 e Value Proposition for the Sector Partnership .................................................. 566
e NIPP Risk Management Framework ....................................................................... 566 Set Security Goals ..................................................................................................567 Identify Assets, Systems, Networks, and Functions .................................................567 Assess Risks (Consequences, Vulnerabilities, and reats) ......................................567 Prioritize Infrastructure ......................................................................................... 568 Develop and Implement Protective Programs ........................................................ 568 Measure Progress and Eff ectiveness ....................................................................... 568
Support for the Risk Management Framework ............................................................... 569 CIKR Protection Research and Development ....................................................... 569 Sources for More Information on the NIPP .......................................................... 569
References ...................................................................................................................... 569
Build a safer, more secure, and more resilient America by enhancing protection of the Nation’s CIKR to prevent, deter, neutralize, or mitigate the eff ects of deliberate eff orts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate, or exploit them; and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency.
