Government Facility Sector

In our nation’s infrastructure, the Government Facility Sector covers a large amount of buildings both stateside and at oversees. Many of these facilities are open public places and deal with business, recreational and business activities. According to (Logan & Ramsay,2012,p.77),” Critical Infrastructure protection and resilience takes place in an environment of policy, strategy, plans, and laws at the national, state, and local levels.” In that, many of these locations are leased, or owned by federal, state and local levels of government. The Governmental facility Sector can include military bases, office buildings, laboratories, courthouses, educational facilities, etc. The Educational Facility Sector includes those areas from kindergarten …show more content…
The purpose of this paper will be to discuss the different assets, hazards and risks faced today by college universities, as well as, ways to mitigate, prepare and respond to these threats. I will cover both hazards and threat actors faced by college campuses today and render my opinion of why I believe these to be the greatest risk to a campus. I will identify university assets and vulnerabilities. In addition, I will discuss the different policies, protocols and countermeasures designed to protect college …show more content…
Assets deemed critical, or at a high criticality level will receive the most protective measures. Criticality can be defined as (Fisher & Green, 202004, p.140),”The term has been defined to mean the impact of a loss as measured in dollars. As noted earlier in this chapter, the security manager must know what assets are being protected, including their relative value to the overall health of the organization.” The college’s main goal is to protect life and the safety of students, staff, faculty, vendors, contractors and visitors in a manner that promotes the educational process. Secondly, universities must protect property against damage or loss to include its perimeter, parking lots, equipment and buildings. Thirdly, they must protect against threats to their proprietary information to include that of vital records, information technology, and security and telecommunication systems. Finally, college universities must protect their reputations against harm and negative publicity. Universities with negative reputations can see a reduction in student enrollment, thus affecting their bottom line. In the textbook, Norman describes the different category of assets as (2010, p.86),” All organizations assets fall into four main