ABSTRACT

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Risk Management covers the history of risk assessment, crtical infrastructure protection, and the various structures that make up the homeland security enterprise. The authors examine risk assessment in the public and private sectors, the evolution of laws and regulations, and the policy challenges facing the 16 critical infrastructure sectors. The book will take a comprehensive look at the issues surrounding risk assessment and the challenges facing decision makers who must make risk assessment choices.

chapter 2|14 pages

Early History

chapter 3|24 pages

Current Critical Infrastructure Protection

chapter 4|24 pages

Department of Homeland Security

chapter 5|14 pages

Other Federal Risk Management Agencies

chapter 6|16 pages

Public–Private Partnerships

chapter 7|32 pages

Laws and Regulations

chapter 8|16 pages

DHS Perspective on Risk

chapter 9|28 pages

Methods of Risk Assessment