Protective Security Protective Security AdvisorsAdvisors

““Securing the Nation’s critical Securing the Nation’s critical infrastructure one community at a infrastructure one community at a

time”time”

AuthoritiesAuthorities Homeland Security Presidential Directive #7Homeland Security Presidential Directive #7

• This directive establishes a national policy for Federal departments and This directive establishes a national policy for Federal departments and agencies to identify and prioritize United States critical infrastructure agencies to identify and prioritize United States critical infrastructure and key resources and to protect them from terrorist attacks. and key resources and to protect them from terrorist attacks.

Homeland Security Act of 2002Homeland Security Act of 2002• TITLE II—INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TITLE II—INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

PROTECTION/Subtitle A—Directorate for Information Analysis and PROTECTION/Subtitle A—Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection; Access to InformationInfrastructure Protection; Access to Information

Section 202Section 202• (5) To develop a comprehensive national plan for securing the (5) To develop a comprehensive national plan for securing the

key resources and critical infrastructure of the United States, key resources and critical infrastructure of the United States, including power production, generation, and distribution including power production, generation, and distribution systems, information technology and telecommunications systems, information technology and telecommunications systems (including satellites), electronic financial and property systems (including satellites), electronic financial and property record storage and transmission systems, emergency record storage and transmission systems, emergency preparedness communications systems, and the physical and preparedness communications systems, and the physical and technological assets that support such systems. technological assets that support such systems.

• (6) To recommend measures necessary to protect the key (6) To recommend measures necessary to protect the key resources and critical infrastructure of the United States in resources and critical infrastructure of the United States in coordination with other agencies of the Federal Government coordination with other agencies of the Federal Government and in cooperation with State and local government agencies and in cooperation with State and local government agencies and authorities, the private sector, and other entities. HR 5005 and authorities, the private sector, and other entities. HR 5005 EASEAS

What do we protect and What do we protect and why? why?

The USA PATRIOT Act defines critical The USA PATRIOT Act defines critical infrastructure as those “systems and assets, infrastructure as those “systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those health or safety, or any combination of those matters.”matters.”

Our critical infrastructures are particularly Our critical infrastructures are particularly important because of the functions or important because of the functions or services they provide to our country. Our services they provide to our country. Our critical infrastructures are also particularly critical infrastructures are also particularly important because they are complex systems: important because they are complex systems: the effects of a terrorist attack can spread far the effects of a terrorist attack can spread far beyond the direct target, and reverberate beyond the direct target, and reverberate long after the immediate damage. long after the immediate damage. (The National Strategy for (The National Strategy for Homeland Security)Homeland Security)

Communities Depend Daily Communities Depend Daily on Reliable Systemson Reliable Systems

Telephone systems that allow us to use ATMs/credit cards Telephone systems that allow us to use ATMs/credit cards for our financial transactions, and real-time for our financial transactions, and real-time communications for business and personal use (cellular communications for business and personal use (cellular phones, pagers, e-mail, land-lines, and faxes)phones, pagers, e-mail, land-lines, and faxes)

Electricity that allows us to light and heat our homes and Electricity that allows us to light and heat our homes and businesses, and power computers and vital businesses, and power computers and vital communication devices like radio and televisioncommunication devices like radio and television

Water systems that provide us with water for drinking, Water systems that provide us with water for drinking, sanitary needs, irrigation, and firefighting capabilitiessanitary needs, irrigation, and firefighting capabilities

These systems are the “invisible” critical These systems are the “invisible” critical infrastructure that our communities infrastructure that our communities depend on every day, for example:depend on every day, for example:

How do we accomplish How do we accomplish this task?this task?

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) provides the coordinated approach that will be used to provides the coordinated approach that will be used to establish national priorities, goals, and requirements for establish national priorities, goals, and requirements for critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) protection so that Federal funding and resources are protection so that Federal funding and resources are applied in the most effective manner to reduce applied in the most effective manner to reduce vulnerability, deter threats, and minimize the vulnerability, deter threats, and minimize the consequences of attacks and other incidents. It consequences of attacks and other incidents. It establishes the overarching concepts relevant to all CI/KR establishes the overarching concepts relevant to all CI/KR sectors identified in Homeland Security Presidential sectors identified in Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 (HSPD-7), and addresses the physical, cyber, Directive-7 (HSPD-7), and addresses the physical, cyber, and human considerations required for effective and human considerations required for effective implementation of comprehensive programs. The plan implementation of comprehensive programs. The plan specifies the key initiatives, milestones, and metrics specifies the key initiatives, milestones, and metrics required to achieve the Nation’s CI/KR protection mission. required to achieve the Nation’s CI/KR protection mission. It sets forth a comprehensive risk management It sets forth a comprehensive risk management framework and clearly defined roles and responsibilities framework and clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs), and other Federal, State, Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs), and other Federal, State, local, tribal, and private sector security partners.local, tribal, and private sector security partners.

Critical Infrastructure & Critical Infrastructure & Key Resource SectorsKey Resource Sectors

Agriculture and foodAgriculture and food Banking and financeBanking and finance Chemical Chemical Defense industrial baseDefense industrial base Drinking water and Drinking water and

wastewater treatment wastewater treatment systemssystems

Emergency servicesEmergency services EnergyEnergy Information technology Information technology National monuments and National monuments and

icons Postal and shippingicons Postal and shipping Public health and Public health and

healthcarehealthcare TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Transportation systemsTransportation systems

Commercial facilitiesCommercial facilities Commercial nuclear reactors, Commercial nuclear reactors,

materials, and wastematerials, and waste DamsDams Government facilitiesGovernment facilities

Critical Critical Infrastructure Infrastructure SectorsSectors

Key Resources Key Resources

We will “hit hard the American economy at its heart and its We will “hit hard the American economy at its heart and its core.” core.”

- Osama bin Laden - Osama bin Laden

Without doubt, terrorist groups recognize the Without doubt, terrorist groups recognize the economic ramifications of attacks on the Nation’s economic ramifications of attacks on the Nation’s critical infrastructure and key resources. critical infrastructure and key resources.

The ThreatThe Threat

Dependency on our Critical Dependency on our Critical Infrastructure & Key Infrastructure & Key Resources…Resources… National SecurityNational Security Economic VitalityEconomic Vitality Our Way of LifeOur Way of Life

Disrupt government and private industry Disrupt government and private industry operations and impact our economy and societyoperations and impact our economy and society

Result in large-scale human casualties, property Result in large-scale human casualties, property destruction, and damage to national prestige and destruction, and damage to national prestige and public confidencepublic confidence

Attacks Could…Attacks Could…

The Role of the Department The Role of the Department of Homeland Securityof Homeland Security

Unify a national effort to secure AmericaUnify a national effort to secure America

Prevent and deter terrorist attacks Prevent and deter terrorist attacks

Protect against and respond to threats and Protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the Nationhazards to the Nation

Respond to and recover from acts of terrorism, Respond to and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergenciesnatural disasters, or other emergencies

Coordinate the protection of our Nation’s Coordinate the protection of our Nation’s critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) across all sectorsacross all sectors

The Challenge to Protect The Challenge to Protect Critical Infrastructure & Key Critical Infrastructure & Key ResourcesResources

85% of all CI/KR assets are privately-owned85% of all CI/KR assets are privately-owned

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must work with industry and state, territorial, must work with industry and state, territorial, local, and tribal governments to protect local, and tribal governments to protect critical infrastructure and key resourcescritical infrastructure and key resources

To help communities better protect the To help communities better protect the Nation’s assets, DHS is placing Protective Nation’s assets, DHS is placing Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) in metropolitan areas Security Advisors (PSAs) in metropolitan areas throughout the countrythroughout the country

DHS Provides Community-DHS Provides Community-Based SupportBased Support

Protective Security Advisors willProtective Security Advisors will::

Assist with ongoing local and state critical Assist with ongoing local and state critical infrastructure security efforts which are infrastructure security efforts which are coordinated by the state Homeland Security coordinated by the state Homeland Security AdvisorsAdvisors

Support the development of the national risk Support the development of the national risk picture by identifying, assessing, monitoring, picture by identifying, assessing, monitoring, and minimizing risk to critical assets at the and minimizing risk to critical assets at the local levellocal level

Upon request, facilitate and coordinate Upon request, facilitate and coordinate vulnerability assessments of local CI/KRvulnerability assessments of local CI/KR

Protective Security Protective Security AdvisorsAdvisorsWill Also…Will Also…

Provide reach-back capability to DHS and other Provide reach-back capability to DHS and other Federal government resourcesFederal government resources

Assist in confirmation of critical asset information Assist in confirmation of critical asset information for accurate inclusion into the National Asset for accurate inclusion into the National Asset DatabaseDatabase

Serve as advisors regarding local infrastructure Serve as advisors regarding local infrastructure during activation of the National Response Planduring activation of the National Response Plan

Provide local context and expertise to DHS to Provide local context and expertise to DHS to ensure that community resources are used ensure that community resources are used effectivelyeffectively

Facilitate the flow of programmatic information Facilitate the flow of programmatic information between all partiesbetween all parties

Value of the Program to YouValue of the Program to You

Support comprehensive risk analyses of local Support comprehensive risk analyses of local CI/KRCI/KR

Assist in the review and analysis of Assist in the review and analysis of physical/technical security of local CI/KRphysical/technical security of local CI/KR

Convey local concerns and sensitivities to DHS Convey local concerns and sensitivities to DHS and other Federal agenciesand other Federal agencies

Relay disconnects between local, regional, and Relay disconnects between local, regional, and national protection activitiesnational protection activities

Communicate requests for Federal training and Communicate requests for Federal training and exercisesexercises

Protective Security Advisors willProtective Security Advisors will::

How Can You Help?How Can You Help?

Engage with Protective Security Advisors to Engage with Protective Security Advisors to facilitate protective actions and establish facilitate protective actions and establish priorities and the need for informationpriorities and the need for information

Assist in efforts to identify, assess, and secure Assist in efforts to identify, assess, and secure CI/KR in your communityCI/KR in your community

Communicate local critical infrastructure Communicate local critical infrastructure protection related concernsprotection related concerns• Business and economic ramifications of actionsBusiness and economic ramifications of actions• Issues unique to the communityIssues unique to the community

CONTACT US:CONTACT US:

Paul Perez-BarrosoPaul Perez-Barroso

San Juan DistrictSan Juan DistrictOffice of Infrastructure ProtectionOffice of Infrastructure Protection

Risk Management DivisionRisk Management DivisionUS Department of Homeland SecurityUS Department of Homeland Security

1510 F.D. Roosevelt Ave1510 F.D. Roosevelt AveThird Floor, Suite 3BThird Floor, Suite 3B

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968(787) 774-4176(787) 774-4176

Paul.perez1@dhs.govPaul.perez1@dhs.gov