Maritime Security is Critical for a Strong Global Economy
Critical to the global economy, ensuring the long-term security of the maritime domain requires that the international maritime community proactively work together to prevent and mitigate circumstances that seek to threaten the stability of strategic regions around the world. During the third International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC), Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Defense, Mr. Chan Chun Sing, emphasized the importance of maritime security in ensuring Asia’s continued economic success, which is possible only if the region “remains peaceful, stable and conducive to...
Read MoreExpanding the National Infrastructure Protection Plan for a Safer, More Secure & Resilient America
Developed by critical infrastructure partners, including federal departments and agencies, state and local government agencies, and private sector entities, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) provides a unifying framework that integrates a range of efforts designed to enhance the security of the United States. As threats to our nation’s critical assets continue to evolve and pose even greater risks to our economic and national security, efforts are underway to expand NIPP to include additional systems, including Global Positioning System (GPS), which are vital to numerous...
Read MoreCollaboration Is Essential to the Long-Term Security of the United States’ Critical Infrastructure
Identifying and eliminating vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, including assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, that are vital to the security of the United States, is a top priority for government and private industry. As the Administration and Congress work to address this national concern, collaboration between the private and public sectors is crucial to ensuring the security of these critical assets. Confronted with the likelihood that cyber attacks against critical infrastructure will continue to intensify in the months and years ahead, General Keith...
Read MorePreserving America’s Prosperity & Defense Capabilities
The long-term security of the maritime domain is critical to protecting the United States’ national and international interests. As threats to U.S. security and economic health continue to evolve, there is a pressing need to ensure a national maritime strategy that preserves prosperity and defense capabilities. Stating that America’s national and global interests are “inextricably linked to the seas,” in an opinion piece published by The Washington Times, Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA) calls for a “modern maritime strategy” to preserve the United States’ ability to...
Read MoreGreater Efforts Are Underway to Secure the United States Against Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
The concept of warfare is continuing to evolve as threats to our national and homeland security migrate more toward the cyber domain. With the expectation that cyber space will become a self-defining battle space, or collection thereof, in its own right, greater efforts are underway to protect the country’s military and private sector computer networks and systems against increasingly destructive and sophisticated threats. As detailed in the Worldwide Annual Threat Assessment to Congress, with cyber attacks now considered to be the top threat to national security, U.S. service academies are...
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