Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges for Selected Agencies and Industry Sectors

United States. General Accounting Office.

United States. General Accounting Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    homeland security;    critical infrastructure protection;    letter report;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-03-233
RP-ID  :  237486

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The explosive growth of computer interconnectivity is transforming the workings of our nation, its government, and its critical infrastructures. But with the enormous benefits of this interconnectivity comes a threat: both physical and cyber assets are potentially vulnerable to computer-based attack. In response, Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD 63, May 1998) called for a range of actions to improve the nation's ability to detect and respond to serious infrastructure attacks. For specific agencies under the Committee on Energy and Commerce's jurisdiction and for private-sector organizations for which these agencies have responsibilities, GAO was asked, among other things, to assess their progress and challenges in undertaking critical infrastructure protection (CIP) activities."