Question

• Who are the sector representatives generally involved in a critical infrastructure public-private partnership? (Enlarge upon this list: government, private business, utilities, transportation, telecommunications.)What would be the responsibilities of each.

Answer 1

The CIPAC convenes critical infrastructure owners, operators, and trade association members of sector coordinating councils (SCC) And members of government coordinating councils (GCC) to engagein intra-government and public cooperation, information sharing , and collaboration across the entire range of critical

The private sector owns and operates a vast majority of the nation's critical infrastucture, so partnership between the public and private sectors that foster integrated ,collaborative engagement and interaction are essential to maintaining critical infrastructure security and resilience.these partnerships create an environment to share critical threat information,risk mitigation ,and other vital information and resources.

The department of homeland security,cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency(CISA) leads the coordinated national effort with public and private sector critical infrastructure partners to enhance the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure.

critical infrastructure is broadly defined as processes, systems, facilities, technologies, networks, assests and services essential to the health, safety, security or economic well-being of Canadians and the effective funtioning og government. public safety's focus, in recent years, has been on the potential disruption of critical infrastructures that could result in loss of life, adverse economiceffects and significant harm to public confidence. in this regard , public safety has identified the following 10 industries with critical infrastructure that requires securitypartnerships between governments and industry stakeholders, health, food, finance, water, information and communication technology , safety, energy, and utilities, manufacturing, government, and transportation

insider risk is a danger to all organizations but can be mitigated through implementing policies and actions that emphasize employee engagement, monitoring technology usage and data movement, and having backup recovery plans in place. the holistic approach recommended by public saftey begins before peple are granted access to critical infrastructure and continues throughout that employee's / third -party's time with the organization. where cost and resources limit fullimplementation, administering theorganizations most critical policies would be beneficial.