Critical infrastructure protection
Subtitle: key private and public cyber expectations need to be consistently addressed : report to congressional requesters
Contributors: Powner, David A.
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Rules and practice; Evaluation; Public-private sector cooperation; Computer networks; Security measures; Government policy; Infrastructure (Economics); Planning; National security; Civil defense; United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States
Other titles: Key private and public cyber expectations need to be consistently addressed
Notes: Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed Aug. 16, 2010).

"July 2010."

"GAO-10-628."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Pervasive and sustained computer-based attacks pose a potentially devastating impact to systems and operations and the critical infrastructures they support. Addressing these threats depends on effective partnerships between the government and private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure. Federal policy, including the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Infrastructure Protection Plan, calls for a partnership model that includes public and private councils to coordinate policy and information sharing and analysis centers to gather and disseminate information on threats to physical and cyber-related infrastructure. GAO was asked to determine (1) private sector stakeholders' expectations for cyber-related, public-private partnerships and to what extent these expectations are being met and (2) public sector stakeholders' expectations for cyber-related, public-private partnerships and to what extent these expectations are being met. To do this, GAO conducted surveys and interviews of public and private sector officials and analyzed relevant policies and other documents. GAO recommends that the national Cybersecurity Coordinator and DHS work with their federal and private sector partners to enhance information-sharing efforts.