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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2024                                                                   Contact: Rob Hartwell 571-212-2129 https://fir.foundation/     New Foundation Announced Today to Protect America’s Critical Infrastructure   A new Foundation was announced today by its first President Stephen Volandt, chartered to “help ensure the continuity of the United States by facilitating sustainable communities and resilient critical infrastructures, fortified against threats and meeting the needs of the 21st century”, a quote from the organization’s mission statement. The Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience (FIR) “seeks to educate the public and our policymakers about the critical need to protect our fragile grid, supply chain and other critical infrastructures essential to our way of life,” said Volandt.      FIR’s initial membership consists of approximately 100 scientists, security professionals, academics and business leaders dedicated to protecting America’s 16 critical infrastructures identified by the Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21). Foremost among these are the electric power grid, our water supply and distribution, our food supply and our health care systems. “So many Americans are not aware of the fragility of our systems they live by every day,” said FIR President Steve Volandt.“ As we saw during the pandemic, our supply chain broke down and huge shortages occurred. Just imagine what would happen without water, or power or mobility.  An attack on our grid or even a strong solar storm could be devastating to our society as a whole, and shockingly, we are unprepared” said Volandt.   FIR’s leadership and membership include Chief of Staff, Maj Gen (ret) Luke Reiner, former Adjutant General of the Wyoming National Guard, Rob Hartwell, a former Congressional Chief of Staff, Ambassador Hank Cooper, Director of President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative and Dr. George Baker a Member of the Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Commission.  “Two EMP Commission reports, and a Presidential Executive Order by President Trump in 2019, upheld by the Biden Administration, lays the groundwork for this next Congress and Administration to act,” said Public Policy VP Rob Hartwell. “The time for study, and Commissions and reports is over.  This issue is too important to sit on the back burner any longer. The new Congress and Administration must act!”   (30) Rob Hartwell Vice President for Public Policy Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience 571-212-2129

CISA publishes resilience-planning playbook for critical infrastructure: A new document from CISA guides local governments and the private sector on how to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure. The post CISA publishes resilience-planning playbook for critical infrastructure appeared first on CyberScoop.

Critical infrastructure: Critical infrastructure describes infrastructure considered essential by governments for the functioning of a society and economy and deserving of special protection for national security. To take that a step forward into the human realm, any of these 16 critical infrastructure sectors individually broken or destroyed all eventually lead to human suffering and death on a long enough timeline. How soon suffering and death occur or directly related to how close the failures interacts with and disrupts core human life requirements (Oxygen, Shelter, Water, Food, Medical, Kinetic Damage). I say all that to say this; As dysfunctional as our Federal Government is, the powers that be have been almost weekly for over a year SCREAMING at the public about pending disruption to critical infrastructure by bad actors. What they have yelled the loudest about is WATER! (See needs for human survival above) To all of you in roles of authority or management over critical infrastructure, what will your answer be after a cyber disaster regarding questions of how you responded to the constant warnings about protecting, detecting, and mitigating the KNOWN risk to our water supplies if your inaction results in wide-spread chaos, disease, and death? Asking for the entirety of the public?

In his blog for Infologue, Simon Alderson, CEO of First Response Group, discusses the importance of defending critical infrastructure and how best to approach it.

The 2023 Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy provides a framework for industry and all levels of government to work together to mature the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. The strategy helps critical infrastructure owners and operators to anticipate, prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from all-hazards! Read the strategy as it guides Australia’s interests into the future 👉 https://lnkd.in/duXFBads

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🌐 Explore our new blog post on the significance of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 💡🏥🚚📞 Discover why safeguarding energy, healthcare, transportation, and communications is crucial for maintaining national security and economic stability. #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberThreats https://lnkd.in/dimycgj3

🌐 Explore our new blog post on the significance of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 💡🏥🚚📞 Discover why safeguarding energy, healthcare, transportation, and communications is crucial for maintaining national security and economic stability. #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberThreats https://lnkd.in/d8K-wJfR

🌐 Explore our new blog post on the significance of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 💡🏥🚚📞 Discover why safeguarding energy, healthcare, transportation, and communications is crucial for maintaining national security and economic stability. #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberThreats https://lnkd.in/d8K-wJfR

🌐 Explore our new blog post on the significance of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 💡🏥🚚📞 Discover why safeguarding energy, healthcare, transportation, and communications is crucial for maintaining national security and economic stability. #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberThreats https://lnkd.in/dK5QxugA