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Findings of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
Pages 7-11

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... At the same time, our growing reliance on them has created serious vulnerabilities in our critical infrastructures and other vital functions of society that depend on them. As infrastructure sectors become more and more interdependent, a malfunction in the information and operating system of one sector can have cascading effects onto other sectors.
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... Although the federal government has overarching responsibilities for defense, law enforcement, and intelligence, private firms and state and local governments that own the infrastructure systems also must act to protect themselves. The infrastructure systems considered by the commission were limited to telecommunications, electric power, oil and gas, transportation, banking and finance, water distribution, emergency services, and government operations at 8
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... Thus, joint actions by the government and the private sector will be required to address our national security needs; some actions should be undertaken in parallel by the federal government and the private sector, some in partnership, and some individually. The PCCIP recommended that concerted efforts be made to heighten public awareness of the risks facing our country, particularly cyber-risks, which are not adequately appreciated, and to strengthen educational programs to deal with these risks.
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... The commission attempted to avoid, as much as possible, recommendations for the establishment of an extensive new bureaucracy or added regulations. The commission's recommendations include the following: · An Office of National Infrastructure Assurance, to be located in the White House as part of the National Security Council and staffed by a small number of people drawn from relevant government agencies, would serve as a focal point for efforts to protect critical infrastructures.
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... The PCCIP also recommended that several other entities help organize and facilitate the sharing and analysis of information and general cooperation between federal agencies, private firms, and state and local governments. First, the commission recommended that each infrastructure sector organize itself in the way best suited to facilitate information sharing and be authorized to designate its own infrastructure assurance coordinator.
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