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Critical Infrastructure Protection
Critical infrastructures are defined as ...
. . those systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so
vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction
of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact
on security, national economic security, national public health
or safety, or any combination of those matters.
The Department of Homeland Security defines the Thirteen Critical Infrastructures as:
- Agriculture
- Food
- Water
- Public Health
- Emergency Services
- Government
- Defense Industrial Base
- Information and telecommunications
- Energy
- Transportation
- Banking and Finance
- Chemical Industry
- Postal and Shipping
Whether you are directly employed in one of these thirteen sectors, or are a concerned citizen
who wants to learn more and to help protect our country, you are welcome to Join InfraGard!
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