Critical Infrastructure
Protection Committee (CIPC)
Mission Statement
The mission
of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee (CIPC) is to
foster and assist policy initiatives on a wide range of technology
issues in protecting our critical infrastructures such as
cybersecurity, spyware and information technology. Committee
members focus on issues related to critical infrastructure
protection and the Department of Homeland Security programs.
CIC welcomes IEEE
U.S. members who would like to assist the committee in its mission. Contact
Deborah Rudolph at d.rudolph@ieee.org
for details.
Priority
Issues and Activities
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Develop the IEEE-USA Position
Statement,
Critical Infrastructure Protection (updated version of the 2002 Position Statement, “Critical Infrastructure
Protection and Information Technology.”
- Develop a
paper on the framework of critical infrastructure to include a definition and content of directives for the committee.
- Draft a Position Statement on Resiliency and Reconstitution.
- Draft a Postion Statement on Electromagnetic Pulse Threat.
- Draft a White Paper
on Metrics for Mitigating Cyber Security Threats to Software Systems.
Position Statements/White
Papers
Policy Communications
CIP-Related Articles
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Taking the Temperature of the U.S. Electric Power Grid
In an effort to drive critical thinking on the U.S. electric power grid and its well-publicized reliability issues, Luis Kun, Senior Research Professor of Homeland Security at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and Professor Robert Mathews, Distinguished Senior Research Scholar in National Security Affairs and U.S. Industrial Preparedness at the University of Hawaii, are writing a series of white papers on problems caused by uninteroperability in the nation's critical infrastructures. First up: the electric power grid.
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How Safe Are Our Ports?
U.S. ports handle more than 2 billion tons of domestic and import/export cargo per year, $1.3 billion worth of goods move in and out of U.S. ports every day. Interference with their function would be disruptive to the U.S. economy. However, terrorist activity could destroy port facilities or use them as a channel to move materials into the United States for other destinations.
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High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse: A Threat to Our Way of Life
A nuclear burst detonated in space over the United States would create a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) that could cause the functional collapse of the electrical power grid. As a result, major infrastructures such as communications, transportation, financial services, emergency services, energy distribution, food and water could also be disrupted or extremely impaired.
Conferences
- The Ninth 2009 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security is seeking technical papers focus on near and next generation technologies capable of deployment within five years. The technical paper focus should be on applied research, addressing the most pressing national security problems where breakthroughs are needed. The deadline for abstract submittal is December 1. Waltham, MA., May 11-13, 2009.
- Luis Kun gave a plenary presentation at the 2007 IEEE-USA co-sponsored conference, "Technologies for Homeland Security: Enhancing Critical Infrastructure Dependability",
May 16, 2007 in Boston.
- IEEE-USA's Medical Technology Policy and ad hoc Critical Infrastructure Committees co-sponsored a special symposium on "Critical (Medical) Information Protection: A Privacy/Security Information Assurance Debate", on September 2nd, as part of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference set for August 30-September 3, 2006 in New York City.
Committee Organization
IEEE-USA members are
invited to serve on the committee to assist with the activities and mission
of CCP.
Meeting Schedule
CIPC holds meeting via teleconferences as needed. A teleconference meeting was held on January 10, 2008. Additionally, CIPC meetings are scheduled for February 26, June 24, and September 22, 2008 at the IEEE-USA offices in Washington, D.C. Please contact
Deborah Rudolph for future meeting dates
and details.
Participation
CIPC invites
IEEE U.S. members who have and interest in public policy coupled
with expertise in the field of computers, communications, and
Internet technology and who are willing to be active contributors to
the committee's activities to join the committee as an Internet
Corresponding Member. As an ICM, you will be invited to recommend
committee activities, comment on draft position statements and
testimonies, and otherwise participate in the business of the
committee. To become an ICM, please complete and submit the
following information:
For more information on
CIPC, its activities and meetings, and how you can participate, contact:
Deborah Rudolph
IEEE-USA
1828 L Street, N.W.
Suite 1202
Washington, DC 20036
(Office) 202-785-0017, ext. 8332
(Fax) 202-785-0835
(Email)
d.rudolph@ieee.org
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Last update:
07 October 2008
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