Telecomunications

The economic and national security of the United States relies, in large part, on the security and reliability of information systems and networks that increasingly are linked to consumer and investor confidence. Computer networks create new avenues for malicious actors - ranging from hackers and common criminals to foreign intelligence agencies and international terrorists - who can do damage to all Americans.

The mission of the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) is to assist policy makers, industry, and consumers to become more educated about how to manage risks and protect cyberspace. We must seek solutions to protecting cyberspace that emphasize people, process, technology, innovation, effective law enforcement, a robust public private partnership, and an understanding that we all have a role to play to be aware, accountable and take action for securing our piece of cyberspace.

Working Group Presentations: Members of the Economic Security Working Group (EconSec WG) (formerly the Communications and Information Sector Working Group (CISWG) have benefited from presentations on a range of topics since 2001. >> more

This TIA webpage identifies and links to many standards, other technical documents and ongoing activity involving or supporting TIA's role in Public Safety and Homeland Security, Network Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Assurance, National Security/Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Communications Services, Emergency Calling and Location Identification Services, and the Needs of First Responders. For the purpose of this webpage, national/international terms relating to public safety and disaster response can be considered synonymous (and interchangeable) with terms relating to public protection and disaster relief.

TIA, accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), progresses work into the International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC), and is recognized under International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Recommendations A.5 and A.6, involving the reference of other organizations in ITU-T work (i.e., draft and mature Recommendations) and in the cooperation and exchange of information between ITU-T and other Standards Development Organizations (SDOs). The ITU-Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) also communicates with TIA and references appropriate TIA work in its recommendations.