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Posted: April 26th, 2019

Why should businesses participate in Public-Private Partnerships for Cybersecuri

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Case Scenario:
A large regional utility company has been approached by
a federally funded research and development organization (FFRDC) which is
recruiting companies for participation in a government initiated public-private
partnership designed to improve cybersecurity for the energy sector. The
utility distributes both natural gas and electricity across a three state area
that includes both urban and rural households and businesses. The utility
company’s board of directors is not familiar with the concept of public-private
partnerships. They have hired your small consulting firm to help them make an
informed decision. Their biggest question is “What’s in this for us?” The
second looming question is what types of resources would they be expected to
contribute to the effort (e.g. money, personnel, facilities)?
Your immediate (quick response) task is to research and
write a three page issues brief which addresses public-private partnerships,
the types of cybersecurity improvements which could be addressed by such a
partnership, the potential benefits to industry partners, and the potential risks
and/or costs in resources.
Please note:
if you have written a similar paper or assignment for other courses, you may
consult that work but you may NOT reuse it. You must write a new white paper
that specifically addresses the requirements of this assignment.
Research:
 1. 
Research the concepts and structures for
public-private partnerships as a means of furthering public policy goals. Your
starting resources are:
a. 
What are
Public Private Partnerships (World Bank) http://ppp.worldbank.org/public-private-partnership/overview/what-are-public-private-partnerships

b. 
The Policy
Cycle https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/policynl.ca/policydevelopment/policycycle.html

2. 
Research existing or proposed public-private
partnerships in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. Here are some sources to get you started:
a. 
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/insaonline.org/CMDownload.aspx?ContentKey=e1f31be3-e110-41b2-aa0c-966020051f5c&ContentItemKey=161e015c-670f-449a-8753-689cbc3de85e
b. 
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/lawandsecurity.org/Portals/0/Documents/Cybersecurity.Partnerships.pdf

c. 
http://csis.org/files/publication/130819_tech_summary.pdf

d.  https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/strengthening-public-private-partnerships-to-reduce-cyber-risks-to-our-nations-critical-infrastructure
e.  https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/hsgac.senate.gov/download/?id=66d59b29-25ac-4dc1-a3af-040dcfe3bd38
f. 
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/hsgac.senate.gov/download/?id=5a70808b-ff76-411d-9075-5b21c7398bf5

3.  Research
the DHS led public-private partnership for Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity improvements. You should also review the requirements and
provisions of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure
Protection. Find out why DHS is encouraging the adoption of this framework.
a. 
https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/dhs.gov/blog/2014/02/12/dhs-launches-c%C2%B3-voluntary-program
b. 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ccubedvp

c.  https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/c3vp/ccubedvp-outreach-and-messaging-kit.pdf

5.  Find
additional sources which provide information about public-private partnerships
for cybersecurity, i.e. Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) or
Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations. Here are two overview
/directory web pages to help you get started.
a.  https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/dhs.gov/isao
b.  https://monkessays.com/write-my-essay/isaccouncil.org/memberisacs.html

Write:
**Write a two to three page
summary of your research. At a minimum, your summary must include the
following:**
1.  An
introduction or overview for public-private partnerships which provides definitions and addresses the laws, regulations,
and policies which permit this type of cooperation between federal, state, and
local governments and private companies such as your customer (the utility
company). This introduction should be suitable for an executive audience.
2.  A
separate section which provides an overview of public-private partnerships for
cybersecurity which addresses the types of activities which the utility company
could reasonably be expected to contribute to (cybersecurity activities for
energy sector critical infrastructures). You should provide 3 or more specific
examples.
3.  An
analysis of whether or not participation in a public-private partnership is
likely to have benefits for the utility company (with specific examples of
those benefits). After you address the benefits, address the problem of costs
and/or risks which the company could expect to face (with specific examples). (One risk to consider is how much information
about company operations could be exposed to the federal government.) 
4. 
A recommendation with justification or rationale
for which, if any, existing or proposed public-private partnerships the utility
company should consider participating in.
Your white
paper should use standard terms and definitions for cybersecurity and privacy.
The following source is recommended:
· 
NICCS Glossary http://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary Formatting Instructions
1.  Use
standard APA formatting for the MS Word document that you submit to your
assignment folder. .
Additional Information
1.  You
are expected to write grammatically correct English in every assignment that
you submit for grading. Do not turn in any work without (a) using spell check,
(b) using grammar check, (c) verifying that your punctuation is correct and (d)
reviewing your work for correct word usage and correctly structured sentences
and paragraphs. These items are graded under Professionalism and constitute 20%
of the assignment grade.
2.  You
are expected to credit your sources using in-text citations and reference list
entries. Both your citations and your reference list entries must comply with
APA 6th edition Style requirements.

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