An Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure

An Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure, in Both the Public and Private Sectors, Associated with the Crisis – Homeland Security
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An Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure, in Both the Public and Private Sectors, Associated with the Crisis – Homeland Security.
I. Introduction
Every society has sectors that are the core of its functionality and sustainability. These sectors are usually in the areas of national security, communication, health, food, and water security as well as economic stability. Critical infrastructure is a conglomerate of assets and systems, which take either tangible or virtual form. They are critical for the effective operation of a given economy. These are the services and structures that enable the essential aspects of society to function in different areas such as communication, economy, security or even health. The structures are vital hence they should not be compromised. When there’s interference of the critical infrastructure, it may result in a deterioration of the economy (Forest, 2006).
Homeland security is an important feature of critical infrastructure as it functions in handling matters of its protection (Radvanovsky and McDougall, 2013). Any government has a primary role in protecting the citizens of a given nation. For this reason, the onus of ensuring homeland security is therefore on the government’s shoulders. However, with the numerous and complex nature of modern security, it is cle…