10.4: Team Activity
Overview
Student teams identify the policy and governance issues for their selected sectors.
Team Activity Objectives
- Identify information-sharing strategies and initiatives, as established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- Describe threat intelligence information among public/private partners, including Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs).
- Explain the roles that DHS’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC) play in infrastructure protection.
Based on your team’s previous investigations of your chosen sector and fictitious organization, identify the policy and governance issues for your selected sector. Determine what Critical Infrastructure policies and legislation, information sharing of threats among agencies, public/private partnerships, standards and regulations, and compliance requirements would apply to your organization.
Assignment Options
Option 1: Write a 2-page abstract summarizing the governance policies, legislation, partnerships, standards, industry regulations, and compliance requirements that would apply to your sector-based organization.
Option 2: Prepare 2–3 presentation slides that share your conclusions concerning governance policies, legislation, partnerships, standards, industry regulations, and compliance requirements.
Grading Criteria Rubric
- Content
- Evidence of teamwork
- References
- Use of American Psychological Association (APA) style in writing the assignment
Grade Points: 100