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 7-9 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.