NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Are the ducks finally lining up on cybersecurity? The recent memorandum of agreement between the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, who for years have been butting heads on cybersecurity ...

The U.S. infrastructure landscape is vast and complex: roughly 85% of the critical infrastructure in the country is owned and operated by the private sector, while the public sector provides ...

Every day, Americans rely on critical infrastructure to power our daily lives whether we realize it or not. From the energy that heats our homes and keeps the lights on, to the water that we drink, ...

Whether at the national or local level, the core of advancing critical infrastructure security and resilience lies in adopting a risk management approach. This approach identifies which infrastructure ...

Leaders across government and industry are confronting a hard truth: The attack surface for critical infrastructure security has expanded as aging systems have been retrofitted with networked ...

Asking a cross-sectional group of officials to define “critical infrastructure” would be like asking the group to close their eyes, think of a dog, and describe what they saw. We would end up with ...

Whether they’re turning on the lights, running the faucet or commuting to the office, citizens expect power, clean water, transportation services and other critical infrastructure to work every day.

Submarine cables have revalued their status as critical infrastructure. Ensuring their integrity, both physical and cyber, is a major challenge. Between 95 and 99% of the world’s data traffic travels ...

Electrical networks are now critical infrastructure in every sense of the term. They underpin essential services, industrial activity, and public safety, while operating under increasing constraints ...