CIP Weblinks Directory

Numerous officials within the public and private sectors of the United States have been actively promoting and applying critical infrastructure protection (CIP). Yet it was not too long ago that most citizens never heard of such words. So why is there now so much attention being given to CIP?

The process of developing and refining the national strategy to protect our critical infrastructure should be based on a continuous planning system among federal, state, and local governments as well as with the private sector. In addition, applying computational techniques and models to the process of prioritizing infrastructure vulnerabilities will improve resource allocation and enable better analysis of interdependencies among critical systems. A rigorous planning system should define the goals, analyze the costs and effects of proposed solutions, measure progress toward the goals, and adapt the solutions and investments as necessary based on measured feedback.