Critical infrastructure 2

The discussion assignment for this Week includes a review of the Key Assignment Outline completed by one of your classmates as well as a substantial response to at least one other student.

Primary Task Response: Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment Draft you will complete next week.

Respond to Another Student: Review at least 1 other student's Key Assignment Outline and provide meaningful feedback. Refrain from general feedback, such as simply stating "good job." Your feedback to other students is most helpful if you not only point out weak areas but also offer suggestions for improvement. The best feedback takes a three-stage approach to identify what was done well, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Reading Assignment

Broder, Chapters 12, 13, and 16

Assignment Objectives

· Develop a strategy for the allocation of resources for the purposes of critical infrastructure protection.

· Formulate strategies for protection of critical infrastructure sectors.

· Understand the critical infrastructure sectors in the United States.

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Type: Individual Project

Unit: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resource Allocation

Due Date: Wed, 9/12/18

Grading Type: Numeric

Points Possible: 150

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Deliverable Length: 3-4 pages

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Assignment Description

Key Assignment Draft

You are the critical infrastructure protection (CIP) specialist in the plans directorate of a public safety organization in one of the 100 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the United States.

Based on the total number of Critical Infrastructure (CI) in your jurisdiction (national, state, county, and local), you have been tasked by the director of public safety to develop some courses of action to inform a recommendation regarding the use of available resources for protection of CI.

The director understands the complexities associated with the many contributing factors and realizes that there will always exist a shortfall or deficiency between essential tasks and available resources. The director also understands there will never be one solution that captures everything that needs to be considered and accomplished. The director will make the final decision based on your assessment.

Guidance

Keep the following in mind as you work on this assignment:

· You should base your recommendations by completing a risk analysis using the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)-approved risk analysis table (introduced in Phase 3), the National Planning Scenarios, and the Joint National Priorities for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience.

· This is a draft formal report.

Assignment Guidelines

Complete the following for this assignment:

· Select a metropolitan area in the United States that you plan to analyze for this assignment. Because this project is a preparation for the Phase 5 Group Project, coordination is required with your small group to determine and select an appropriate metropolitan area.

· Address the following in 3-4 pages:

· What are 5–10 of the most significant CI assets that exist within your metropolitan area? Explain in detail.

· Select 2 CI assets from your list above, and conduct a risk analysis on each using the National Planning Scenarios. Coordinate with your small group teammates to avoid duplication of effort in the Group Project during Phase 5.

· What are the most important resources that the metropolitan area has available for the protection of its CI? Explain in detail.

· For each of the selected CI, provide a detailed recommendation of how you would use the available resources to protect these CI.

· This should be the majority of your submission.

· What challenges exist for the metropolitan area regarding CIP? Explain your response.

· How will these challenges be overcome? Explain in detail.

· Provide recommendations and justification of those recommendations to the director.

· Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Please submit your assignment.