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Breaking news: There have been recent reports of a serious potential terrorist threat to an element of America’s infrastructure in your community. Suspicious actions by an individual who seems to be gathering information about a particular infrastructure section has been observed and reported to the police. In this assignment, you will address the question, "What makes critical infrastructure.......critical?"

Assignment Guidelines

  • Address the following in 5-7 pages:
    • Take a look at the various components of critical infrastructure in your own community, and ask yourself the following questions:
      • What sector or sectors seem to be most prevalent in your own community?
        • For example, a city near a river will be more affected by the dams sector than others.
      • What are the 5 most critical components in your community?
        • Consider systems, networks, and individual assets in your response.
      • For each of the selected components, explain the immediate short-term and long-term effects on the community if the component was destroyed or rendered inoperable.
        • Be very detailed in your responses, and fully support your arguments.
      • Consider local, state, and national implications of the critical components.
    • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

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Running head: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Critical Infrastructure
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Critical infrastructure sectors are those sectors whose systems, networks and assets, are
considered very important to the United States. These systems, assets, and networks whether
physical or virtual have a devastating effect on national safety and security. These systems can
also affect public health and economic security if they are destroyed or rendered inoperable.
A sector that is one of the most prevalent sectors in my community is the commercial
facilities sector. This sector consists of various facilities that attract citizens for various activities
such as entertainment, business, lodging, and shopping. These sites are mostly owned and
operated by private individuals or companies with little interactions with regulatory entities or
the federal government. Access to these facilities is usually granted to the general public without
the many restrictions. There are eight subsectors within the commercial facilities sector. In my
community, one of the subsectors that are prevalent is the entertainment and media subsector
which includes broadcast media and motion picture studios. There are also a number of hotels,
conference centers, and motels which make up the lodging subsector and are usually open to the
general public without highly visible security barriers. The gaming subsector which includes
casinos is one of the subsectors that is open to the general public. Another subsector is the public
assembly subsector which consist of a stadium, aquarium, museums and convention centers.
Outdoor events are the other subsectors of the commercial facilities sector that is prevalent in my
community. The campgrounds, amusement parks, parades, and fairs are what consists of the
outdoor events. Real estate subsector is the other subsector which consists of office and
apartment buildings (Assaf, 2008). The retail subsector is the other subsector which is prevalent
in my community and it consists of shopping malls, retail centers, and districts.
Another sector that is prevalent in my community is the information technology sector.
The people in my community, businesses, and academia are depen...


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