Instructions
This assignment has three parts.
The first part involves picking something you found interesting from week six (Biowarfare and Bioterrorism Through the Ages), exploring it beyond the readings, and expanding on it in a paper. This section of your paper needs to be at least three pages long.
The second part involves picking one of the critical infrastructures you learned in week four (Communication Sector) and writing about it using the six guidelines below.
The third part involves picking one of the critical infrastructures you learned in week five (Defense Industrial Base Sector) and writing about it using the six guidelines below.
It is up to you to decide what will be the most interesting for you!
You need to use the following outline for each of the two critical infrastructures:
Provide a Hypothetical Threat (cyber, natural disaster, or physical)
Brief background on the Critical Infrastructure as it relates to National Security
Elaborate on the known Risks/Threats/Hazards/Vulnerabilities from the Hypothetical Threat
Explain how damage from the Hypothetical Threat could impact the Dependencies/Interdependencies between critical infrastructure sectors
Existing Resiliency related to the Continuity of Operations
Consider how to Minimize Disruption that improves First Responder Safety.
Technical Requirements
Write at least seven pages, per the guidance above, and include the title page, an abstract, and a reference page (these last three items are not part of the total page count).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least two sources per content page.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double-spaced.
Students will follow the current APA Style (7th Edition) as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.