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DHS national Critical Functions Overview

Learn how DHS is modified their approach...from 16 sectors and has moved to "critical functions"....vs 16 sectors.... this will help them better determine risks ...since many critical functions involved multiple sectors

 

URL: https://www.cisa.gov/national-critical-functions

 

What are National Critical Functions?

The functions of government and the private sector that are so vital to the United States that their disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety.

The set of National Critical Functions can be viewed here.

This set was developed through a far-reaching partnership effort with the critical infrastructure community via the Sector Coordinating Councils, associated Sector Specific Agencies, the SLTT Government Coordinating Council, and other stakeholders.

Why is the National Critical Functions Construct Important?

The National Critical Functions construct provides a risk management lens that focuses less on a static, sector-specific or asset world view, and instead focuses on the functions an entity contributes to or enables. This allows for more holistically capturing cross-cutting risks and associated dependencies that may have a cascading impact within and across sectors.

It also contributes to a new view of criticality which is linked to the specific parts of an entity that contribute to critical functions. By viewing risk through a functional lens, we can ultimately add resilience and harden systems across the critical infrastructure ecosystem in a more targeted, prioritized, and strategic manner.

The National Critical Functions approach to risk management is featured in the National Cyber Strategy and the DHS Cybersecurity Strategy. Similarly, the Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses leverages the definition of National Critical Functions to call on the critical infrastructure community to better understand the effects of electromagnetic pulses through assessment and prioritization of National Critical Functions.

 

 

 

National Critical Functions Set

National Critical Functions: The functions of government and the private sector so vital to the United States that their disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.

National Critical Functions
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  • Operate Core Network
  • Provide Cable Access Network Services
  • Provide Internet Based Content, Information, and Communication Services
  • Provide Internet Routing, Access, and Connection Services
  • Provide Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
  • Provide Radio Broadcast Access Network Services
  • Provide Satellite Access Network Services
  • Provide Wireless Access Network Services
  • Provide Wireline Access Network Services
  • Distribute Electricity
  • Maintain Supply Chains
  • Transmit Electricity
  • Transport Cargo and Passengers by Air
  • Transport Cargo and Passengers by Rail
  • Transport Cargo and Passengers by Road
  • Transport Cargo and Passengers by Vessel
  • Transport Materials by Pipeline
  • Transport Passengers by Mass Transit
  • Conduct Elections
  • Develop and Maintain Public Works and Services
  • Educate and Train
  • Enforce Law
  • Maintain Access to Medical Records
  • Manage Hazardous Materials
  • Manage Wastewater
  • Operate Government
  • Perform Cyber Incident Management Capabilities
  • Prepare for and Manage Emergencies
  • Preserve Constitutional Rights
  • Protect Sensitive Information
  • Provide and Maintain Infrastructure
  • Provide Capital Markets and Investment Activities
  • Provide Consumer and Commercial Banking Services
  • Provide Funding and Liquidity Services
  • Provide Identity Management and Associated Trust Support Services
  • Provide Insurance Services
  • Provide Medical Care
  • Provide Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Services
  • Provide Public Safety
  • Provide Wholesale Funding
  • Store Fuel and Maintain Reserves
  • Support Community Health
  • Exploration and Extraction Of Fuels
  • Fuel Refining and Processing Fuels
  • Generate Electricity
  • Manufacture Equipment
  • Produce and Provide Agricultural Products and
    Services
  • Produce and Provide Human and Animal Food Products and Services
  • Produce Chemicals
  • Provide Metals and Materials
  • Provide Housing
  • Provide Information Technology Products and
    Services
  • Provide Materiel and Operational Support to Defense
  • Research and Development
  • Supply Water

 

The National Risk Management Center (NRMC) is a planning, analysis, and collaboration center working to identify, analyze, prioritize, and manage the most strategic risks to the Nation’s critical infrastructure. For more information, contact NRMC@hq.dhs.gov or visit CISA.gov

 

Last Updated: 21/02/2020 04:19

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