Determine the threat, vulnerability, and consequences to the various critical infrastructure/key resources (CI/KR) at risk from the prospective national disaster.

Develop a Risk Assessment Plan

In this assignment, you will develop a 10–15 page risk assessment plan for the potential threat identified in the following scenario.

Scenario: Chemical Attack – Nerve Agent in New York City

Your plan should:

Determine the threat, vulnerability, and consequences to the various critical infrastructure/key resources (CI/KR) at risk from the prospective national disaster.

Recommend applicable risk assessment methodologies.

Recognize and account for interdependencies between CI/KR sectors.

Recognize and account for challenges each CI/KR sector may encounter.

How does the National Counterintelligence Strategy frame key priorities for the US government? Is the new NCIX strategy sufficiently aggressive? Is it sufficiently pro-active? How likely is it to promote information sharing across agencies for CI purposes?

Counterintelligence and couterespionage

This week we discussed the importance of counterintelligence and couterespionage and their critical importance as foreign policy tools. So, consider the following questions:

How does the National Counterintelligence Strategy frame key priorities for the US government? Is the new NCIX strategy sufficiently aggressive? Is it sufficiently pro-active? How likely is it to promote information sharing across agencies for CI purposes? If you were framing a national CI strategy what are the three most important elements you would seek to implement in that strategy.