Identify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 16 critical infrastructure sectors.
Identification should include the
- Chemical Sector
- Commercial Facilities Sector
- Communications Sector
- Critical Manufacturing Sector
- Dams Sector
- Defense Industrial Base Sector
- Emergency Services Sector
- Energy Sector
- Financial Services Sector
- Food and Agriculture Sector
- Government Facilities Sector
- Healthcare and Public Health Sector
- Information Technology Sector
- Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
- Transportation Systems Sector
- Water and Wastewater Systems Sector.
Teacher Resources:
- Critical Infrastructure Sectors Links to an external site., Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Environmental risks: cybersecurity and critical industries, AXA Links to an external site.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What overlaps exist among the 16 critical infrastructure sectors?
- What role does the agriculture industry play in each of these sectors?
- Why are certain sectors more vulnerable than others to cyberattacks?
- Why would these sectors need heightened protection over other government agencies?
- How can state agencies and/or each sector's industry leaders support CISA in their mission?