PPD 21: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

As part of his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama released two important documents, One, was an Executive Order for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (that we will address and discuss in a future Lesson) and a Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience.  

By issuing the EO and PPD together, the Obama Administration is taking an integrated approach that strengthens the security and resilience of critical infrastructure against all hazards, through and updated framework that acknowledges the increased role of cybersecurity in security physical assets and calls for enhanced information sharing and public-private partnerships.  According to the White House statement announcing the objective of the document "the update PPD updates the national approach from HSPD 7, issued in 2003, to adjust to the new risk environment, key lessons learned, and drive toward enhanced capabilities."