Assignment: Critical Infrastructure and Homeland Security

Learning outcome:

This readings served to illustrate the many ways our country depends upon its critical infrastructure and the manner in which its various sectors are dependent upon one another. Applying and analyzing the information you gathered from those readings, supplemented with your own experience and expertise, please respond to the following:

1. Define/describe critical infrastructure and its relevance to homeland security.

2. Offer a detailed means of attack upon one of the following critical infrastructure sectors. Use the links provided in the e-reserve to locate the sector specific plans for the following:

Chemical Sector
Energy Sector
Food and Agriculture Sector
Healthcare and Public Health Sector
Transportation Services Sector
Water and Wastewater Systems Sector

Be sure to support your responses with information from the assigned and available readings.

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 350 words.