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The National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 3696) is a bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct cybersecurity activities on behalf of the federal government and would codify the role of DHS in preventing and ...
Infrastructure. In the U.S., critical infrastructure protection (CIP) is a concept that relates to the preparedness and response to serious incidents that involve the critical infrastructure of a region or the nation. The American Presidential directive PDD-63 of May 1998 set up a national program of "Critical Infrastructure Protection". [1]
The Cyber Assessment Framework is a mechanism designed by NCSC for assuring the security of organisations. The CAF is tailored towards the needs of Critical National Infrastructure, to meet the NIS regulations, [1] but the objectives can be used by other organisations.
An Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is an organization that provides a central resource for gathering information on cyber and related threats to critical infrastructure and providing two-way sharing of information between the private and public sectors. [1][2] Sector ISACs began forming in 1999, subsequent to the May 22, 1998 ...
Cyberwarfare is the use of cyber attacks against an enemy state, causing comparable harm to actual warfare and/or disrupting vital computer systems. [1] Some intended outcomes could be espionage, sabotage, propaganda, manipulation or economic warfare. There is significant debate among experts regarding the definition of cyberwarfare, and even ...
Cyberwarfare is the use of computer technology to disrupt the activities of a state or organization, especially the deliberate attacking of information systems for strategic or military purposes. As a major developed economy, the United States is highly dependent on the Internet and therefore greatly exposed to cyber attacks.
Developed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the framework was initially published in 2014 for critical infrastructure sectors but has since been widely adopted across various industries, including government and private enterprises globally. The framework integrates existing standards, guidelines, and best ...
The National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) is a division of the Office of Cyber Security & Communications, within the United States Department of Homeland Security 's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. [1] Formed from the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, the National Infrastructure Protection Center, the Federal ...