Advanced search    Help

Clear all search criteria

Only 2/3! You are seeing results from the Public Collection, not the complete Full Collection. Sign in to search everything (see eligibility).

• Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience National Research and Development Plan: Final Report and Recommendations

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the Executive Summary: "Critical infrastructure protection/security and resilience has been a national mission for more than a decade. While intensive study of both theoretical and real-life events has led to improvements in many aspects of the mission, some lessons -- such as those on interdependencies and dependencies, and coordinating activities across sector operations -- have been repeatedly re-learned. Increasing complexity is at the center of two major challenges: reliable operations and the mitigation of threat vectors. Rapid changes in technology and its use, operational dependencies on other sectors, and uncertainties in the world's natural and political environment have geometrically increased the complexity of operations. In addition, there is a sense of urgency and concern for the growing fragility of lifeline systems in the face of growing number of catastrophic natural events, and growing human-originated cyber and physical threats targeting them. The expanding range of threats adds to the complexity of making informed decisions that meaningfully reduce risk within an environment where resources are subject to multiple demands and priorities. In February, 2013, President Obama issued Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21). The Directive required the Federal Government to develop a national plan to address critical infrastructure security and resilience research and development. This plan would identify priorities, as well as provide research and development requirements and guide investments. On September 5, 2014, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council was tasked by the National Security Council on behalf of the President to provide recommendations on the development of this national research and development plan."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Grain, David J.

  2014-11-14
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council Fact Sheet

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "The NIAC provides the President, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, with advice on the security of critical infrastructures, both physical and cyber, supporting sectors of the economy. It also has the authority to provide advice directly to the heads of other agencies that have shared responsibility for critical infrastructure protection, including Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Energy. The NIAC is charged to improve the cooperation and partnership between the public and private sectors in securing the critical infrastructures and advises on policies and strategies that range from risk assessment and management to information sharing to protective strategies and clarification on roles and responsibilities between public and private sectors."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2011-08-24
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council: The Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak In the United States Working Group

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff joined Secretary Leavitt in May 2006 to ask the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) to provide them and President Bush with recommendations regarding the prioritization and distribution of pandemic countermeasures to the essential workers in our nation's Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CI/KR) sectors. This report highlights the findings of the working group. Please Note: This record has been imported to the HSDL as part of the LLIS Consolidation project and has not yet been reviewed by HSDL staff. Some information may be incomplete, missing, or inaccurate. For more information on the LLIS Consolidation project, please see here: [http://www.hsdl.org/?llis]

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2007-01-16?
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council' Final Report and Recommendations on the Insider Threat to Critical Infrastructures

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Insider threats exist for all organizations. Essentially, this threat lies in the potential that a trusted employee may betray their obligations and allegiances to their employer and conduct sabotage or espionage against them. Insider betrayals include a broad range of actions, from secretive acts of theft or subtle forms of sabotage to more aggressive and overt forms of vengeance, sabotage, and even workplace violence. The threat posed by insiders is one most owner-operators neither understand nor appreciate, and it is a term that is commonly used to refer to IT [information technology] network use violations. This often leads to further confusion about the nature and seriousness of the threat. This misunderstanding or underestimation relates, in part, to the stigma that an act of insider betrayal carries with it - a stigma that can cause customers, partners, and shareholders to lose trust in an organization. This loss of trust can translate into lost business, revenue, and value. As a result, CIKR [Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource] owner and operators often handle these types of events discretely and away from public view. This common practice has impeded the understanding of the threat and the efforts to address it, exacerbating the existing risk. In its investigation, the NIAC [National Infrastructure Advisory Council] uncovered a significant, and growing, body of knowledge about the causes and implications of the insider threat. The NIAC has compiled a high-level view of these findings in its effort to lift the veil of misunderstanding and, in turn, provide a path forward to mitigate insider threat risks to critical infrastructure."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2008-04-08
• Prioritizing Cyber Vulnerabilities: Final Report and Recommendations by the Council

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  During a meeting with the President in July 2003, two questions were asked of the Council. First, the President asked whether the Internet could be hardened against attack. Second, he, asked whether we were prioritizing our actions against cyber attack. These two questions prompted the Council to create working groups to study each problem and develop reports and, recommendations. This is the report of the NIAC's Working Group to prioritize cyber vulnerabilities.

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  McGuinn, Martin G.

  2004-10-12
• Critical Infrastructure Partnership Strategic Assessment Final Report and Recommendations

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) affirms that productive collaboration among federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private businesses that own and operate roughly 90 percent of the nation's critical infrastructures will lead to a safer, more secure, and resilient United States. Because partnerships play a central role in homeland security, the NIAC endeavored to assess the effectiveness of the public-private partnership for critical infrastructure protection and recommend opportunities to strengthen it."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Berkeley, Alfred R., III; Grayson, Margaret E.; Gallegos, Gilbert G.

  2008-10-14
• Cross Sector Interdependencies and Risk Assessment Guidance: Final Report and Recommendations by the Council

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "At the April 22, 2003 meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), a Working Group led by Mr. Martin McGuinn and other NIAC Members with support from their knowledgeable staffs was established to study cross-sector interdependencies and provide risk assessment guidance of the transportation sector. The Working Group concluded that cross-sector crisis management coordination is fundamental to the rapid restoration of critical infrastructure(s) and integral to sustain the public's confidence in those infrastructures."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2004-01-13
• Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Final Report and Recommendations

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "This Study focuses on critical infrastructure resilience, as opposed to community resilience. It also examines how resilience is currently practiced by critical infrastructure businesses and where challenges lie in achieving both enterprise- and sector-level resilience. This Study also examines current government policies and programs for resilience in critical infrastructure and key resource (CIKR) sectors. It focuses on identifying measures to achieve sector- and national-level resilience, cross-sector and supply chain related issues as they relate to resilience, and measures implemented by individual enterprises."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2009-09-08
• Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Events and the Critical Infrastructure Workforce

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "The NIAC formed an approach to the CBR study that focused on six key questions. These questions were: Do organizations have programs focused on CBR event planning, preparedness, response or training? Is there a market or other financial incentive to invest in CBR planning, preparedness, response or training capabilities? Is there a sufficient communications infrastructure in place to support CBR event response and recovery? What tools and technologies are available, or should be made available in the future, to support CBR event planning, preparedness, response or training programs? Is there sufficient coordination between Federal, state, local, and private sector entities in support of CBR planning, preparedness, response, or training programs? What can the Federal government do to encourage or enhance planning, preparedness, response, and training capabilities across the public and private sectors? […]. This Report addresses the rationale behind these questions in the Approach and Methodology section and it outlines the findings from these questions in the Findings section. It further defines attributes common to CBR events, and attributes unique to chemical, biological, or radiological events. Finally, the report makes recommendations on how the nation should maximize its opportunities to respond to and recover from a CBR event. Included in subsequent sections are appendices that identify specific findings and recommendations unique to chemical, biological, or radiological events."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2008-01-08
• Optimization of Resources for Mitigating Infrastructure Disruptions Study: Final Report and Recommendations by the Council

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Within national policy, the infrastructure sectors, and the communities they serve, there is a growing awareness of, and focus on, the need and opportunity for enhanced collaboration in understanding and planning for resilient communities. Collaboration among public and private partners is essential to keep communities above water--literally and economically. To address this critical intersection between infrastructure resilience and the communities they serve, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) undertook this Optimization of Resources for Mitigating Infrastructure Disruptions study with the objective of identifying how the capabilities and resources that support infrastructure resilience can better contribute to community resilience. Two key questions frame the study: 1) What are the potential enablers of infrastructure resilience that can support and strengthen community resilience? 2) Are there significant weaknesses in infrastructure resilience that limit the ability of communities to achieve resilience? NIAC members represent extensive infrastructure expertise and knowledge--in the challenges and opportunities for infrastructure protection and resilience, and the benefits of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) public-private partnership model in deriving shared outcomes. This study extends the work done in the NIAC 2009 Critical Infrastructure Resilience study by providing a framework for how and where the infrastructure protection and resilience mission can better support the broad national mission of community resilience."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2010-10-19
• Framework for Establishing Critical Infrastructure Resilience Goals: Final Report and Recommendations by the Council

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "Our nation faces an increasingly complex set of risks that are interwoven into all facets of our businesses, infrastructures, and communities. The threat of hurricanes, financial instability, pandemics, cyber crime, social unrest, terrorism, and other disruptive events that flow from our participation in a global economy has become a part of our everyday lives. While we continue to work toward a safer and more secure world, the reality is that we must address emerging risks with diligence, commitment, and the understanding that we cannot reroute hurricanes, intercept every cyber attack, or prevent every disruption. President Obama put it succinctly: 'To succeed, we must face the world as it is.' Critical infrastructure risks pose a special problem for the country. The companies that own these infrastructures operate in competitive and regulated environments and must balance risk, investment, and cost to customers. Although they have a deeply ingrained sense of responsibility to their customers and shareholders, it is neither practical nor possible to safeguard infrastructures from all hazards. For the government, the continuity of these infrastructures--and electric power in particular--is critical to many of its fundamental missions: economic stability and growth, national security, public safety, and quality of life. Resilience provides the bridge between the possible and the ideal. The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC or Council) considers resilience to be a fundamental strategy that makes our businesses stronger, our communities better prepared, and our nation more secure. It is often the most flexible and cost-effective strategy to ensure continuity of services and functions and to minimize the impact of disruptions."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2010-10-19
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, October 9, 2007

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. "Chairman Nye thanked Ms. Wong and thanked everyone for attending. He apologized for having to attend via teleconference. He noted the Council continued making progress and has two pending reports. The working groups would be discussing new projects at this business meeting. The Council recently met with President George W. Bush on September 21. The President is excited about the NIAC's current studies and he values the Council's work. Chairman The NIAC charter's recent extension continues the Council's operation through September 2009, something the NIAC should consider when deliberating upon future projects. Chairman Nye asked Mr. Berkeley to be prepared to assist with the meeting moderation in case there are any technical difficulties with the conference lines. […] Secretary Chertoff welcomed everyone and commented the NIAC meeting with President Bush was highly productive and interesting for both the Council and the President. The President and he have taken to heart the concerns the NIAC had mentioned regarding cyber threats. Additionally, the President and the Secretary will be interested in the current NIAC studies: 1) Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Events and Critical Infrastructure Workforce and 2) The Insider Threat to Critical Infrastructures. The Council's advice aided compiling strategies and plans for dealing with threats to the critical infrastructure environment. Secretary Chertoff thanked the NIAC for its participation and apologized for being unable to stay for the remainder of the meeting. He anticipated working with the NIAC in the months to come."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Chertoff, Michael, 1953-; Nye, Erle A.; Wong, Nancy J.

  2007-10-09
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council: Intelligence Information Sharing: Final Report and Recommendations

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) set out to determine whether the right people are receiving the right intelligence information at the right time to support robust protection and resilience of the Nation's critical infrastructure. More than 200 interviews and extensive open-source research uncovered a wealth of insights on this complex problem. First, there have been marked improvements in the sharing of intelligence information within the Federal Intelligence Community, and between the Federal Government and regions, States, and municipalities. However, this level of improvement has not been matched in the sharing of intelligence information between the Federal Government and private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure. Despite some notable successes, this bi-directional sharing is still relatively immature, leaving a large gap between current practices and an optimal system of effective public-private intelligence information sharing. We observe that trust is the essential glue to make this public-private system work. Trust results when partner capabilities are understood and valued, processes are tailored to leverage these capabilities, and these processes are tested and proven valuable to all partners. When breakdowns in information sharing occur, it erodes trust and is counterproductive to risk management. "

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2012-01-10
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Intelligence Information Sharing Study: Working Group Status Update to the Full Council [July 12, 2011]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This document discusses the progress being made on an Intelligence Information Sharing Study for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). The study "examines the different stages of information sharing including requirements generation, information gathering, analysis and dissemination."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Heasley, Philip G.; Nicholson, James B.; Berkeley, Alfred R., III

  2011-07-12
• Regional Resilience Scoping Study [Draft]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  "During the NIAC's [National Infrastructure Advisory Council's] January 10, 2012 Quarterly Business Meeting, the Council established a Working Group to help define the scope for a proposed NIAC study on regional resilience. The Council noted that their 2010 study, A Framework for Establishing Critical Infrastructure Resilience Goals, developed a framework for setting sector-wide resilience goals but was only able to examine two CIKR [Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources] sectors: electricity and nuclear. The study recommended that all CIKR sectors use the NIAC-developed framework for setting resilience goals and that DHS should consider using this resilience framework as a common way to organize resilience strategies within Federal and State governments. At the January meeting, DHS Assistant Secretary Todd Kiel suggested that the Council consider a study that aligns with ongoing regionalization efforts within the Office of Infrastructure Protection. Specifically, it was suggested that the Council might look at resilience requirements based on regions and consider how to best leverage the combined capabilities of private, federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal partners to meet these requirements. This is in line with the Council's 2010 study, Optimization of Resources for Mitigating Infrastructure Disruptions, which examined resilience from a community perspective and recommended community-level identification and assessment of infrastructure interdependencies, and the adoption of lessons learned from national-level infrastructure planning and analysis to regional and community-level systems. The Working Group proposes that the NIAC recommend that the Administration charge the Council to launch a new study that builds on the Council's Resilience Goals study and incorporates a strong element of regionalization that can best leverage public-private partnership efforts."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2012-03-23
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Regional Resilience Scoping Working Group

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  From the presentation slides: "At its January 10, 2012 meeting, NIAC [National Infrastructure Advisory Council] established a Working Group to recommend the subject of its next study. [... NIAC recommends] that the Administration direct the Council to launch a new study that builds on the Council's Resilience Goals study and incorporates a strong element of regionalization that can best leverage partnership efforts. [...] The study [should] focus on the lifeline sectors (energy, water, transportation, and telecom) and key sectors important to the Northeast, such as commercial facilities and banking and finance."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Reid, James A.; Grain, David J.; Wallace, Michael J.

  2012-04-17
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Intelligence Information Sharing, Final Report and Recommendations [Presentation]

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  This document is a presentation meant to provide and overview of the document titled: "National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Intelligence Information Sharing, Final Report and Recommendations." According to the presentation "[t]he Administration requested that the NIAC [National Infrastructure Advisory Council] examine three aspects of intelligence information sharing: [1] Review the overall progress and status of bi-directional intelligence information sharing. [2] Examine ways to improve the private sector role in counterintelligence. [3] Assess the role of fusion centers as a mechanism for sharing intelligence information with the private sector."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  2012-01-10
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, January 16, 2007

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. "The Council, Mr. Nye explained, also produced two important reports in 2006: The Intelligence Coordination Report and Recommendations; and the Workforce Preparation, Education and Research Report and Recommendations. The Convergence Working Group and the Pandemic Working Group also made significant progress on their reports during calendar year 2006, noting that each group will present their final reports to the Council at this meeting. In light of the conclusion of the Convergence and Pandemic Working Groups, Chairman Nye told the Council he anticipated that the White House and DHS would likely ask NIAC to pursue a new topic. In his address to the Council, Secretary Chertoff said he anticipated hearing the final recommendations of the Pandemic Working Group. Acknowledging that he and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt had given the Working Group a very short timeline to complete its report, Secretary Chertoff said he believed the recommendations presented today will highlight the hard work and tremendous effort the Group put into this important endeavor."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Chertoff, Michael, 1953-; Nye, Erle A.; Menna, Jenny

  2007-01-16
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, July 10, 2007

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. "Chairman Nye asserted both DHS and HHS commissioned the Council to study the prioritization of activities in the event of an influenza pandemic. In February 2007, the Council produced the Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States Report and Recommendations in an effort co-chaired by Council members Ms. Martha H. Marsh, Chief Rebecca F. Denlinger, and Mr. Bruce Rohde. Chairman Nye stated the Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Events and the Critical Infrastructure Workforce Working Group addressed biological threats before Secretaries Chertoff and Leavitt tasked the Group with the Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States study. The Working Group, currently chaired by Ms. Martha Marsh, Chief Rebecca Denlinger, and Mr. Bruce Rohde, is presently working on the chemical portion of the study and intends to report its preliminary findings during the meeting. Chairman Nye hoped the Working Group would begin working on the radiological issue before the next NIAC meeting."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Stephan, Robert B.; Kaufman, Gail A.; Nye, Erle A.

  2007-07-10
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, October 10, 2006

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, October 10, 2006. "Secretary Leavitt thanked Chairman Nye for allowing him to speak to the NIAC. The Secretary noted that about one year ago, the President announced a strategy to protect the American people from a possible pandemic influenza outbreak. At that time, few people knew about pandemics, he said, but he added that since the President's announcement, the nation has taken significant steps toward better understanding of the pandemic threat and the steps necessary to address it. As Secretary Leavitt pointed out, pandemics differ from other national emergencies because they can occur everywhere simultaneously. This highlights the importance of each State and local government understanding its role in the situation. Pandemics also require additional cross-coordination across the private sector as well as every level of government. Every State and countless communities, businesses, schools, cities, churches, and other organizations developed, or are in the process of developing, a pandemic response plan. Moreover, many of these States, cities, and organizations are exercising these plans. Every State and countless communities, businesses, schools, cities, churches, and other organizations developed, or are in the process of developing, a pandemic response plan. Moreover, many of these States, cities, and organizations are exercising these plans."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Nye, Erle A.; Menna, Jenny; Chambers, John T.

  2006-10-10
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, July 11, 2006

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. "Assistant Secretary Stephan expressed his pleasure with the state of critical infrastructure protection in 2006. DHS made fundamental progress at the national level and within each sector. He praised the private sector for their role in the public-private partnership; with both sides coming together for a common cause, critical infrastructure protection can move forward with a knowledge base within each of the 17 sectors. The NIAC's recommendations helped create the NIPP Base Plan and the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC). The Council continues to produce important recommendations which DHS needs to continue implementing. The NIPP Base Plan is now available in hard copy, and the sector specific plans should come together in the next few months. In terms of the government's partnership with the private sector, sector coordinating councils continue to meet with their government coordinating councils to focus on the status of critical infrastructure protection within the sectors. Also within each of the 17 sectors, DHS has launched pilots or full-scale deployments of the Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Sectors. Assistant Secretary Stephan detailed the importance of this as a trusted environment allowing DHS to send each sector real-time threat information as well as strategic level threat assessments. The Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center (HITRAC) develops both tactical products, meaningful and decipherable outside the intelligence community. This allows people inside the infrastructure sectors to better understand what the government is telling them. Most importantly, DHS is developing these assessments with the private sector's help. The Assistant Secretary stated he was close to determining whether DHS may grant Federal Transit Subsidies to private-sector individuals for a one-year tour of duty inside HITRAC."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Nye, Erle A.; Menna, Jenny; Chambers, John T.

  2006-07-11
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, April 10, 2007

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, April 10, 2007. "Secretary Chertoff recently announced his support of the National Fusion Center. Moreover, he noted that DHS is now working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Ambassador McNamara, the President's designee for the Information Sharing Environment (ISE), as well as others to meet the recommendations the Council provided in its recent Intelligence Coordination Report. Assistant Secretary also said the recently completed Prioritization of Critical Infrastructure for a Pandemic Outbreak in the United States Report and Recommendations complements the pandemic preparedness work of DHS related to the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources, which the Department released last year. He said the policy recommendations and some of the prioritization sequence issues the NIAC addressees will help set the stage for the second phase of implementation planning with respect to pandemic influenza. Assistant Secretary Stephan asserted that the two current working groups are both studying very important subjects for the NIAC. Both studies, he said, could have extremely positive impacts on our national infrastructure supportability, protection, and resiliency. Nobody likes to consider the possibility of a Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) event, he told the Council, but it remains a possibility for which DHS must plan."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Stephan, Robert B.; Kaufman, Gail A.; Nye, Erle A.

  2007-04-10
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, October 12, 2004

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, October 12, 2004. "The Secretary [Tom Ridge] noted he was aware some of the Council's earlier and current work products and recommendations dealt with vulnerability assessments and risk assessments--this work is absolutely critical to IAIP's efforts. He understood the Council was addressed by several speakers from this unit in the morning session to discuss threat information, especially how it is analyzed, digested, and determined to be actionable or worth sharing with the private sector. DHS is trying to develop a permanent system to bolster general information sharing with different economic sectors-- specifically sharing information appropriate either to a particular institution or particular entity. The best example and most recent example is when the Department had general threat information relevant to the financial services sector. This data was specifically important to five institutions publicly identified as in Northern New Jersey, New York City, and Washington, DC. Through the work of the global coalition securing information about terrorists' identities, operations, capabilities, and capacity for expansion, DHS is learning more about their methods from recently seized detainees."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Nye, Erle A.; Chambers, John T.; Wong, Nancy J.

  2004-10-12
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, April 13, 2004

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004. "Ms. Wong said the Council approved two sets of recommendations during the January meeting, an Interdependencies Risk Assessment and the second on Vulnerability Disclosures as they relate to information systems. Those reports and recommendations have been transmitted to the President and are currently under review by the White House. They are available for viewing on the DHS website. The NIAC has five more issues to report on. In addition, this meeting will include a briefing by Dr. Vance Coffman, the Chairman of the National Telecommunications Advisory Council; Amit Yoran, Director for National Cyber Security Division; and Mr. Kenneth Stroech, Chief of Staff for Infrastructure Protection Office who will provide a briefing on the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 and the progress of the National Critical Infrastructure Protection Plan. Gen. Gordon said the President counts on the NIAC to provide real, direct, and actionable advice and recommendations to improve Cyber Security. He thanked the Council for the last two reports, Vulnerability Disclosures and Cross-Sector Interdependencies Risk Assessment, which were submitted during the January meeting."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Libutti, Frank, 1945-; Gordon, John A.

  2004-04-13
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, October 14, 2003

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2003. "Ms. Wong noted that the NIAC has many issues presently under consideration--significantly the matters of Cross Sector Interdependencies and Risk Assessment processes, both of which will be addressed this afternoon. Significantly, the Council will receive the report from its Working Group on Cross-Sector Interdependencies and Risk Assessment Guidance. Effectively managing interdependencies among critical sectors, not only from an advance planning perspective, but also during crisis response, is one of the greatest challenges facing the DHS in critical infrastructure protection. Mr. Liscouski was aware the working group's report represented five months of intensive work and incorporated contributions from many sectors represented by the NIAC and many representatives from the critical infrastructure Sector Coordinator community. Assistant Secretary Liscouski anticipated with great interest hearing both the report's findings and the working group's proposed recommendations. The Assistant Secretary then turned the meeting over to Chairman Davidson."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Liscouski, Robert P.; Gordon, John A.

  2003-10-14
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, January 13, 2004

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004. "Over the two days [preceding the NIAC meeting], participants of DHS/IAIP's Private Sector Conference had wrestled with some tough issues. Under Secretary Libutti then stated that he would like to share some of the conference's key points, which were compiled from information gathered from breakout discussions involving members of the private sector. He showed slides to the members via the Internet slide show that had been set up for the Council's meeting. The slideshow began on the following subject: responders to threat information require access to greater detail about the threat--there is a need for greater granularity of the information provided so they can take appropriate action. Associated with the control and security of such threat information are the issues of liability and privacy as well as the development of general communication mechanisms needed to transmit this information. The second slide highlighted the fact that different sectors have different expertise. Standards and capabilities must be leveraged to create a holistic approach to homeland security. Metrics are critical--it is important to have measurements for reasonable expectations. It is important for the private and public sectors to work together to support common objectives. Referenced were operational, professional, academic, law enforcement, and the intelligence business. Also needed are the greater transparency, responsibility, and capability of the various public and private control mechanisms. Strategies are supported by Standard Operating Procedures that create options for action. Also discussed was facilitation by third-party entities."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Libutti, Frank, 1945-; Davidson, Dick, 1942-

  2004-01-13
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, July 13, 2004

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, July 13, 2004. "Ms. Wong stated the Council approved the Final Report and Recommendations for Best Practices for Government Intervention to Enhance the Security of National Critical Infrastructures. She said this report and other reports previously transmitted to the President would be available on the NIAC website: www.dhs.gov/niac. She said the NIAC has four more issues to report and the Final Report and Recommendations from the Evaluation and Enhancement of Information Sharing Working Group is ready for discussion. In addition, the Council will discuss and select new issues from a list of items it would like to take into consideration for work over the next twelve months. Under Secretary Libutti stated two key issues addressed at the April meeting were 1.) developing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) in accordance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7); and 2.) finalizing the National Response Plan (NRP). Versions of these two documents will be distributed to the Council. He said the Department anticipates the Council's insights and contributions and appreciates the engagement and commitment displayed to work on these issues in this critical time. Additionally, the Under Secretary appreciated the focus on public-private partnership--critical to protecting national infrastructure."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Libutti, Frank, 1945-; Liscouski, Robert P.

  2004-07-13
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, July 22, 2003

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003. "General Gordon began by thanking Chairman Davidson, the members of the NIAC, and representatives of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) present. General Gordon then warned that cyber weapons are tested everyday in one form or another, and though this testing is done without cover, it is difficult to detect. He stressed the difficulty and importance of defending against direct attacks from various sources, including terrorists, criminals, and amateur hackers, noting that cyber attacks, while dangerous in their own right, can also be launched as a prelude to a physical attack, thereby magnifying their potential for harm. He called the cyber threat both serious and real, and remarked that the NIAC is a visible sign of the importance placed on the partnership between the public and private sectors. General Libutti opened by thanking General Gordon, Chairman Davidson, and the NIAC members for their attention and support of the Nation. After discussing his career highlights, General Libutti focused attention on his current position as Under Secretary, where he asserted that his job is to muster and motivate the resources of the IAIP Directorate to accomplish the mission of IAIP: delivering an integrated, end-to-end capability to identify and assess current and future threats to the homeland; map those threats against the nation's vulnerabilities; coherently and efficiently communicate threat and warning information; and prioritize protective measures to prevent attacks, reduce vulnerabilities, minimize damage, and assist in the restoration of critical services and functions in the wake of a crisis event."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Libutti, Frank, 1945-; Gordon, John A.

  2003-07-22
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, April 22, 2003

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, April 22, 2003. "Mr. Liscouski welcomed everyone, on behalf of the Under Secretary, to DHS, and to the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (IAIP), and explained how the IAIP integrates for the first time in our nation's history an end-to-end capability to identify and assess current and future threats to the homeland; map those threats against our vulnerabilities; communicate in a coherent and efficient way timely threat and warning information; and prioritize protective measures to prevent attacks, reduce vulnerabilities, minimize damage, and assist in the restoration of critical services and functions following a crisis event. He characterized as equally important the fact that IAIP will provide a single point of contact for State and local government, and for the private sector, to communicate and coordinate protection activities with the Federal government, including vulnerability assessments, strategic planning efforts, and exercises. Chairman Davidson thanked Mr. Liscouski. He then introduced the discussion of potential new topics for NIAC study and consideration. He mentioned that the NIAC already had two projects underway: (1) the Task Force concerning the transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), headed by Mr. Chambers, and (2) the Working Group on Vulnerability Disclosure Guidance, cochaired by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Chambers. The Chairman noted that, since the last meeting of the Council, a number of the members had submitted suggestions for additional topics that they considered to be worthy of study. Mr. Davidson stated that these recommendations were reviewed to isolate points of commonality and consensus to determine the highest common priorities. As a result of this process, he reported, two or three major points had been identified."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Liscouski, Robert P.; Davidson, Dick, 1942-

  2003-04-22
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, November 26, 2002

  Show summary     Open resource [pdf]     (open full abstract)

  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, November 26, 2002. The formal opening of the meeting was followed by welcoming remarks, and then by a discussion of NIAC comments on the Draft of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. "Mr. Tritak explained that the objectives of regulation are to ensure the security of cyber systems related to primary matters, and to secure cyber systems to assure the functioning and protection of the critical infrastructures. To protect these cyber systems, one must first determine where the markets will fail and, where there is the potential for failure, regulation should be examined and considered. Another cautionary note raised by the members was that we must be careful to avoid over-regulation, and also must compare how state and local governments interact, including how information to protect vital infrastructures is exchanged throughout the country. In response to a question regarding a member's previous comment on 'deputizing' IT professionals, it was explained that since there are not enough IT professionals in the government, perhaps the government could leverage the private sector to help pursue these issues, help with enforcement, and fill the current void. Mr. Schmidt replied that the Secret Service's new Crime Enforcement program is doing just that."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Clarke, Richard A.; Juster, Kenneth I.; Tritak, John S.

  2002-11-26