Critical Infrastructure and Vulnerabilities

Critical Infrastructure and Vulnerabilities

Introduction

The term Critical Infrastructure refers to any assets and system which are vital to the United States'. Their importance could be understood from the fact that the incapacitation of these infrastructures could result in harming the nation's public health, economic security, or physical security (Solano, 2010). However, several events in the recent past such as the Hurricane Katrina and attacks of September 11 have revealed the lack of planning directed towards protection of these infrastructures. In order to better understand the vulnerability of the critical infrastructures to the natural and planned disasters, an in depth ...